Sam Cooke

CTL-E-0121 · Person · musician · 1950s–1960s

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Soul singer and songwriter who began with the Soul Stirrers gospel quartet before pioneering soul music

The record

Also known as: Samuel Cook

Relationships

Bronzeville — associated with
Coverage of the Sam Cooke Way street naming places the Cooke family homes (3527 Cottage Grove Ave. and 724 E. 36th St.) in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, where the family settled after migrating from Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Referenced by

Wendell Phillips Academy High School — has alumnus → this record

Sources

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Sam Cooke
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sam Cooke biography

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