- Geboren am
- Verstorben11. Dezember 1964 · Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA (Gewehrschuss)
- GeburtsnameSamuel Cook
- Spitznamen
- Dale Cook
- The King of Soul
- Größe1,78 m
- Sam Cooke wurde am 22 Januar 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA geboren. Er war Musiker und Schauspieler, bekannt für Die Reise ins Ich (1987), Green Lantern (2011) und One Night in Miami (2020). Er war mit Barbara Campbell und Dolores Elizabeth (Milligan) Mohawk verheiratet. Er starb am 11 Dezember 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- EhepartnerBarbara Campbell(9. Oktober 1959 - 11. Dezember 1964) (er verstorben, 3 Kinder)Dolores Elizabeth (Milligan) Mohawk(19. Oktober 1953 - 15. November 1957) (geschieden)
- KinderTracy CookeVincent Cooke
- ElternCharles CookAnnie Mae Carroll
- VerwandteL.C. Cooke(Sibling)Charles Cooke(Sibling)Agnes Hoskins(Sibling)Stan Shaw(Cousin)R.B. Greaves(Niece or Nephew)Tony E. Brown(Cousin)
- His song "A Change is Gonna Come", drastically different from most of his other work, was penned by Cooke after he was moved by Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind". This indicated Cooke may have started to make darker, more socially-conscious work if he had lived.
- His song, "Somewhere There's a Girl" was written in honor of his first wife, Dolores Mohawk, after she had been killed in a car crash.
- He added the "e" to his last name to signify a new start to his life (1957).
- Was voted the fourth greatest singer of the rock era in a Rolling Stone magazine poll (2008).
- He was a huge influence on other R&B and rock 'n roll singers. Among others, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye considered him a favorite.
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