Sam Cooke (Samuel Cook) was born on Thursday, January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale and he was a famous singer from United States.

Life in Brief:

- Being born on Jan 22, Sam was an Aquarius.
- his ethnicity: Black.
- his mother's name: Annie Mae Cook.
- his father's name: Charles S. Cook.
- Brothers : Willie Cook, Charles Cook, L. C. Cook, David Cook.
- Sisters : Hattie cook, Mary Cook, Agnes Cook.

Sam dated Barbara Cooke (wife).

He died on Friday, December 11, 1964, in Los Angeles; cause of death: justifiable homicide.

Famous Why : Soul and R&B singer.



Sam Cooke Lists

	Incomplete music lists
	1931 births
	1964 deaths
	1964 crimes
	1950s singers
	1960s singers
	African American singers
	American gospel singers
	American male singers
	American soul musicians
	Specialty Records artists
	RCA Victor Records artists
	African Americans' rights activists
	Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
	Cause of death disputed
	Musicians from Chicago, Illinois
	Deaths by firearm in California
	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
	Musicians from Mississippi
	Murdered African-American people
	Murdered entertainers
	People from Clarksdale, Mississippi
	People from Chicago, Illinois
	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
	Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

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Tags: aquarius, clarksdale, 1931, singer

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Category: Others  - ( Others Archive)

Date Added: 09 December '10

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