#Sam cooke

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Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, and Malcolm X 1964.

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Idk anymore man

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SAM COOKE "[I Love You] For Sentimental Reasons" The Ed Sullivan Show (Dec 1, 1957)

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Vintage Concert Posters

Coliseum Ballroom (Davenport, IA) - March 20, 1959

Memorial Auditorium (Chattanooga, TN) - June 13, 1960

Sunset Lake Park (Chesapeake, VA) - July 27, 1963

Encore Ballroom (Seattle, WA) - June 5, 1964

Sweets Ballroom (Oakland, CA) - December 10, 1964

Richmond Arena (Richmond, VA) - January 15, 1965

Four Seasons Arena (Walpole, MA) - November 12, 1966

Joe Freeman Coliseum (San Antonio, TX) - January 27, 1968

Fox Theatre (Detroit, MI) - December 25, 1968 - January 1, 1969

Club Imperial (St. Louis, MO) - May 20, 1969

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S a m C o o k e

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Sam Cooke, January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964.

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Today In History

Sam Cook, considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the “King of Soul” for his distinctive vocals, notable contributions to the genre and significance in popular music.

Cooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on this date January 22, 1931, and began his singing career with a gospel group known as the Soul Stirrers.

Going solo in 1957, Sam Cooke released a string of hit songs, including “You Send Me”, “A Change Is Gonna Come”, “Cupid”, “Wonderful World”, “Chain Gang”, “Twistin’ the Night Away”, “Bring It On Home to Me”, and “Good Times”.

Cooke’s pioneering contributions to soul music contributed to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Billy Preston, and popularized the work of Otis Redding and James Brown.

CARTER™️ Magazine

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A very young Aretha with her biggest crush (and musical idol), Sam Cooke, possibly an early 1960s photo (1963, 1964-ish)

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Sam Cooke (1931-1964)

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SAM COOKE "You Send Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show (Dec 1, 1957)

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M u h a m m e d A l i // S a m C o o k e

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ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (2020) dir. Regina King

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