Cooke's Tour is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in May 1960 in by RCA Victor. Cooke's Tour was the singer's first...

to show abrasions on Cooke's body. Singer Etta James, who viewed Cooke's body at his funeral, wrote in her memoir that Cooke's head was "practically...

Hope Cooke's son, Prince Palden, a New York banker and financial advisor, married Kesang Deki Tashi and has a son and three daughters. Cooke's daughter...

Gonna Come" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. It initially appeared on Cooke's album Ain't That Good News, released mid-February 1964...

1960, Sam Cooke's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966, they were produced on the RCA label. Ownership of Cooke's material is...

was 11 years old, her father was killed. Soon after, her mother married Cooke's protégé Bobby Womack on March 5, 1965. In 1970, Barbara shot at him after...

Cooke. Released on April 14, 1960, by Keen Records, it had been recorded during an impromptu session the previous year in March 1959, at Sam Cooke's last...

singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in August 1960 by RCA Victor. Hits of the 50's consists of Cooke's versions of songs...

Sam Cooke is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released on Keen Records in early 1958. The backing band is the Bumps Blackwell...

compilation contains most of Sam Cooke's most well-known hits from 1957 to 1962. AllMusic critic Ron Wynn gave The Best of Sam Cooke three-and-a-half out of five...

UK Singles Chart. The song is featured on Cooke's greatest hits album, The Best of Sam Cooke (1962). Cooke's producers had asked him to write a song for...

chain gang of prisoners on a highway, seen while Cooke was on tour. The song became one of Cooke's most successful singles, peaking at number two on...

show with over half the acts involving horses. Thomas Cooke was born in 1752. He founded Cooke's Circus around 1780 which was in Ayrshire in 1784 as a...

to the Lady is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in April 1959. It was recorded in tribute to jazz vocalist Billie...

designed to get more girls into football, and touring Australia to inspire children to get active. Commercially, Cooke has featured in a Channel 4 TV commercial...

"best-of" lists by contemporary music critics and regarded as one of Cooke's best. Cooke and his musicians—pianist Ray Johnson, organist Billy Preston (who...

American accent, Cooke has since been mistaken to be American. Cooke also contributed short videos for Emma's fictitious blog. Cooke's second feature film...

album contains "A Change Is Gonna Come", one of Cooke's best-known songs. Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, the...

Mr. Soul is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in February 1963 in the United...

Sam Cooke, released as a single in 1957 by Keen Records. Produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall. The song, Cooke's debut...

of Blues is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Record producer by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in October 1961...

The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released by Keen Records in October 1960. "Wonderful World" –...

Conley. Cooke's estate eventually sued Conley and Redding and received songwriting credit and a settlement. All tracks composed by Sam Cooke; except where...

immediate side to Sam Cooke that his singles only hinted at, good as they were [...] the crucial key is and was always Cooke's vocals, and while he was...

including the Hanlon-Lees, performing under Cooke's Royal Amphitheatre. Nixon brought elements of Cooke's Royal Circus from Astley's Amphitheatre to Niblo's...

programme to a live performance by Redding, who regularly covered many of Cooke's songs. One of the highlights was a version of "Shake" on which Redding...

album was released in 1964 in the United States by RCA Victor. It was Cooke's only live album to be released during his lifetime; Live at the Harlem...

Chart. Cooke's version featured his spoken recitation, which is done during the instrumental break. Session drummer Hal Blaine played on Cooke's version...

recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964. In a retrospective review in 1971, music critic Dave Marsh wrote that "at his very best, Cooke utilized a...

song of Cooke's live performances from the time it was recorded to his death. These concerts would typically end with all other acts joining Cooke and company...