top 40 hits between 19, plus three more posthumously. Ĭooke is included on Billboard 's 2015 list of the 35 greatest R&B artists of all time. Cooke was often credited for bringing gospel music to the attention of a younger crowd of listeners, mainly girls who would rush to the stage when the Soul Stirrers hit the stage just to get a glimpse of Cooke. They also recorded the gospel songs " Peace in the Valley", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "Jesus Paid the Debt" and "One More River", among many others, some of which he wrote. Their first recording under Cooke's leadership was the song "Jesus Gave Me Water" in 1950. Harris as lead singer of his gospel group the Soul Stirrers, who had signed with Specialty Records on behalf of the group. During this time, Cooke befriended fellow gospel singer and neighbor Lou Rawls, who sang in a rival gospel group. He first became known as lead singer with the Highway Q.C.'s when he was a teenager, having joined the group at the age of 14. Cooke sang in the choir of his father's church and began his career with his siblings in a group called the Singing Children when he was six years old. There he attended Doolittle Elementary and Wendell Phillips Academy High School, the same school that Nat "King" Cole had attended a few years earlier. (1932–2017), later became a member of the doo-wop band Johnny Keyes and the Magnificents. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll. He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). He was friends with boxer Muhammad Ali, activist Malcolm X and football player Jim Brown, who together campaigned for racial equality. Ĭooke was also a central part of the civil rights movement, using his influence and popularity with the White and Black populations to fight for the cause. AllMusic biographer Bruce Eder wrote that Cooke was "the inventor of soul music", and possessed "an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed". His family has since questioned the circumstances of his death.Ĭooke's 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. After an inquest and investigation, the courts ruled Cooke's death to be a justifiable homicide. In 1964, Cooke was shot and killed by the manager of a motel in Los Angeles. During his eight-year career, Cooke released 29 singles that charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Pop Singles chart, as well as 20 singles in the Top Ten of Billboard 's Black Singles chart. Going solo in 1957, he 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". Ĭooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and later relocated to Chicago with his family at a young age, where he began singing as a child and joined the Soul Stirrers as lead singer in the 1950s. Considered one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the "King of Soul" for his distinctive vocals, pioneering contributions to the genre, and significance in popular music. Samuel Cook (Janu – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter.
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