Sam Cook · TheSportsDB · Courtesy of TheSportsDB
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Blak Rose
- Bill's Adventures
- Colour Me Blak
- Nyikina Colouring In
- Aces, Deuces, Kings & Queens
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1931-01-22
- Active to
- 1964-12-11
black gospelclassic soulearly r&bgospelpop soulr&b
Discography
- Encore1958
- Songs by Sam Cooke1958
- Tribute to the Lady1959
- Cooke’s Tour1960
- I Thank God1960
- Hits of the 50’s1960
- My Kind of Blues1961
- Sam’s Songs1961
- Swing Low1961
- Twistin’ the Night Away1962
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,904,750
- Total plays
- 32,708,685
Tags
soulrhythm and bluesgospeloldiesrnb
Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop, songwriter and singer, recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sam+Cooke">
Sports profile
- Sport
- Cricket
- Team
- Essex
- Position
- Bowler
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Tetbury
- Place of death
- Tetbury
- Occupation
- cricket umpire
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- Cricket
- Member of team
- Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 1996-09-04
- date of birth
- 1921-08-23
- bowling style
- left-arm orthodox spin
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