#happybirthdaysamcooke

[joeacollege]

Mr. Soul. @samcookeofficial #MrCool #DreamRole #Confidence #BlackExcellence #SamCooke #MyNextPhotoshoot #HappyBirthdaySamCooke #Searsly #blackglamour #vintageblackglamour

[klmphotographic]

Sam Cooke was born 86 years ago today. #happybirthdaysamcooke

[sonsandbrothers]

Happy birthday to soul singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke!

Crowned "the inventor of soul music", Cooke had 30 U.S. top 40 hits between 1957 and 1964 including "You Send Me", "Cupid", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", and "Twistin' the Night Away."

He founded both SAR Records and a publishing imprint and management firm named Kags. He also took an active part in the civil rights movement.

In 2007, "A Change Is Gonna Come" was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, with the National Recording Registry deeming the song "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."

[joeacollege]

Happy 86th Birthday, to one of my main influences, one of my favorite vocalists ever, the incomparable, Sam "Mr. Soul" Cooke! Thank you for inspiring me! #SamCooke #happybirthdaysamcooke #MrSoul #HesMyGrandfatherInMyHead #IMustPlayHimSomeday #AChangeIsGonnaCome #Cupid #YouSendMe #iloveyouforsentimentalreasons

[joeacollege]

From a recent audition: Covering Sam Cooke's, "Cupid." Happy Birthday, Mr. Cooke!

[joeacollege]

Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali recording "The Gang's All Here." #samcooke #muhammadali #happybirthdaysamcooke

[joeacollege]

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Man, when he sings, "Dear to me!" Whew! Dude, could sing his face off! Dude, was just cool. #samcooke #happybirthdaysamcooke #theepitomeofcool #basinstreetblues

[joeacollege]

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Sam Cooke on success. (1964) #americandanceband #dickclark #samcooke #1960s #happybirthdaysamcooke