Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke started out as a gospel singer with “The Soul Stirrers”. He went solo after being kicked-out and turned to mainstream pop. Sam wrote and recorded classics such as: “Twisting the night away “, “Another Saturday Night”, “You Send Me”, “Wonderful World”, “Only Sixteen” and “Chain Gang”. On December 11th of 1964 he was shot dead by a motel owner who claimed he was trying to break into her room while dressed in only boxer shorts. He was 33 years old.