Sam Cooke

photo of Sam Cooke published c. 1966, Billboard page 21, RCA Victor Records
Birth Name: Samuel Cooke
Date of Birth: January 22, 1931
Place of Birth: Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of Death: December 11, 1964
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Sam Cooke was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He was also known as Dale Cook, and nicknamed “King of Soul.”
Sam was the son of Annie Mae (Carroll) and Charles Cooke. He was married to Barbara Campbell, until his death. He had six children, three of them with Barbara, including singer and songwriter Linda Womack. Linda’s stepfather was singer and songwriter Bobby Womack, and Linda married Bobby’s brother, musician Cecil Womack. Linda and Cecil were singer and songwriter partners known as Womack & Womack.
Sam’s maternal grandfather was named Edward U. Carroll. Edward was born in North Carolina.
Sam’s maternal grandmother was named May Lewis (the daughter of Eugenia Payne). May was born in Mississippi.
Source: Genealogy of Charles Cooke (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Cooke/6000000027917315693
He was a gorgeous man!
My Grandma played this guy forever