Sam Cooke

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Birth Name: Samuel Cook

Born: 22 January 1931 Died: 11 December 1964

Born and residing in: United States

Height: 5' 10"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Barbara Cooke

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i was murdered/assassinated (28 items)
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Published 11 years, 5 months ago

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87 votes

Gone, but not forgotten (1670 items)
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Published 9 months, 2 weeks ago

10 comments

70 votes

Bizarre Rock Star Deaths (10 items)
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Published 11 years, 9 months ago

11 comments

69 votes

The Good Die Young (17 items)
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Published 12 years, 9 months ago

12 comments

63 votes

A Death For Every Year (107 items)
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Published 10 years, 6 months ago

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Sam Cooke Videos

Sam Cooke "Good News"

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Sam Cooke - Summer time (w/ Lyrics)

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Description: Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known by his stage name Sam Cooke, and on one recording as Dale Cook, was an American recording artist, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. Cooke is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music and is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and influence on the modern world of music. His pioneering contributions to soul music led to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Billy Preston and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown. ... (more)

Tags: Singer (4), Born 1931 (3), R&B (3), Died 1964 (3), Soul (2), Soul Music (2), Songwriter (2), You Send Me (1), A Change Is Gonna Come (1), Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1), Another Saturday Night (1), Recording Artist (1), Died Aged 33 (1), Died Young (1), Born January 22 (1), Vocals (1), Born In Mississippi (1), Chain Gang (1), Murdered (1), Gone Too Soon (1)

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1. The Wrecking Crew! (2008)

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13 Watched

2. ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

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6.5

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3. Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

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1 Watched

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Gone, but not forgotten (1670 person items)

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (420 music items)

"CLASS OF 1986PERFORMERSSAM COOKE● SOUL ● R&B ● GOSPEL ●SAMUEL COOK Born: 22 January 1931 Died: 11 December 1964KEY SONGSYou Send Me (1957) - with the 'Bumps Blackwell Orchestra'- selected for 'The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll'- selected for the 'Grammy Hall of Fame'Wonderful World (1960)- selected for the 'Grammy Hall of Fame'Bring It On Home to Me (1962)- selected for 'The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll'- selected for the 'Grammy Hall of Fame'A Change is Gonna Come (1964)- s"

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