Sam Cooke: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1986

Sam Cooke: His life in links:

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/sam-cooke/bio/

1957:

You Send Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqzv1ZS6uZs

Summertime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFJLUBwpSY

I’ll Come Running Back to You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqQ92JLKRSg

1960s:

Chain Gang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRyDlVOE86U

Twistin’ the Night Away: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSoPeZMHMf4

Another Saturday Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i98_Lqcryp8

1963: Cooke’s 18 month old son wandered off from his mother and drowned in a pool. The singer fell into a deep depression.

1964: He died at the Hacienda Hotel in Los Angeles when a hotel manager shot and killed Cooke. She claimed self defense and the singer was found by police without a shirt or pants on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMKnQWEvwlc
The Death of Sam Cooke:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly5X_ujTlyM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ0FDIL5gX0&feature=related

Released shortly after his death, “A Change Is Gonna Come” became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement. The song is especially powerful considering how Cooke died.

A Change Is Gonna Come: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQU4torUz-Q

After his death, Motown honored Cooke with a Supremes album of cover songs:

Ain’t That Good News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYnkshAo0eE