Cooke, Sam

Cooke, Sam (January 22, 1931Clarksdale, MS; December 11, 1964) Although Sam Cooke was internationally known as a pop singer, songwriter, and producer, he found considerable early success in gospel music. Samuel Cook was one of eight children of Reverend Charles and Annie Mae Cook. At the age of nine, Cooke performed with two of his sisters as a gospel trio, the Singing Children. A few years later, Cooke and his brother, L. C. Cook , were members of the famous Highway QC’s . Until his later…