Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke
Nama lahir	Samuel Cook
Nama lain	Dale Cook
Lahir	(1931-01-22)22 Januari 1931 Clarksdale, Mississippi, Amerika Serikat
Asal	Chicago, Illinois, Amerika Serikat
Meninggal	11 Desember 1964(1964-12-11) (umur 33) Los Angeles, California, Amerika Serikat Dikebumikan: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Genre	R&B, soul, gospel, pop, jazz
Pekerjaan	Penyanyi-penulis lagu, pengusaha
Instrumen	Vokal, piano, gitar
Tahun aktif	1951–1964
Label	Specialty, Keen, RCA
Artis terkait	The Singing Children, The Highway Q.C.'s, The Soul Stirrers, J. W. Alexander, Lou Rawls, Bobby Womack

Sam Cooke (22 Januari 1931 – 11 Desember 1964) adalah penyanyi, penulis lagu dan pengusaha berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Dia dianggap sebagai salah satu pelopor dan pendiri musik soul. Dia menjadi yang terkenal saat menyanyikan lagu-lagu utamanya seperti "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", dan "Twistin' the Night Away". Berkarier di dunia musik sejak tahun 1951 hingga 1964. Cooke ditembak oleh manajer Hacienda Motel di Los Angeles, California pada tanggal 11 Desember 1964, dengan usia 33.

Diskografi

Album

• Sam Cooke (1957)
• Encore (1958)
• Tribute To The Lady - Billie Holliday (1959)
• Hit Kit (1959)
• I Thank God (1960)
• Cooke's Tour (1960)
• Hits of the 50's (1960)
• The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke (1960)
• Sam Cooke (aka Swing Low) (1961)
• My Kind of Blues (1961)
• Twistin' the Night Away (1962)
• The Best of Sam Cooke (1962)
• Mr. Soul (1963)
• Night Beat (1963)
• Ain't That Good News (1964)
• Sam Cooke at the Copa (1964)
• Shake (1965)
• The Best of Sam Cooke, Volume II (1965)
• Try a Little Love (1965)

Singel

• "You Send Me" (1957)
• "Summertime" (1957)
• "I'll Come Running Back to You" (1957)
• "Forever" (1957)
• "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" (1957)
• "Desire Me" (1957)
• "Lonely Island" (1958)
• "You Were Made for Me" (1958)
• "Win Your Love for Me" (1958)
• "Love You Most of All" (1958)
• "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" (1959)
• "Only Sixteen" (1959)
• "Summertime (Pt. 2)" (1959)
• "There, I've Said It Again" (1959)
• "No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)" (1960)
• "Teenage Sonata" (1960)
• "Wonderful World" (1960)
• "Chain Gang" (1960)
• "Sad Mood" (1960)
• "That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On" (1961)
• "Cupid" (1961)
• "Feel It" (1961)
• "It's All Right" (1961)
• "Twistin' the Night Away" (1962)
• "Having a Party" (1962)
• "Bring It On Home to Me" (1962)
• "Nothing Can Change This Love" (1962)
• "Somebody Have Mercy" (1962)
• "Send Me Some Lovin'" (1963)
• "Baby, Baby, Baby" (1963)
• "Another Saturday Night" (1963)
• "Love Will Find a Way" (1963)
• "Frankie and Johnny" (1963)
• "Little Red Rooster" (1963)
• "(Ain't That) Good News" (1964)
• "Good Times" (1964)
• "Tennessee Waltz" (1964)
• "Cousin of Mine" (1964)
• "That's Where It's At" (1964)
• "A Change Is Gonna Come" (1964)
• "Shake" (1965)
• "It's Got the Whole World Shakin'" (1965)
• "When a Boy Falls in Love" (1965)
• "Ease My Troublin' Mind" (1965)
• "Sugar Dumpling" (1965)
• "Let's Go Steady Again" (1966)
• "Wonderful World" (re-isu) (1986)
• "Another Saturday Night" (re-isu) (1986)

Pranala luar

• Sam Cooke di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
• (Inggris) Sam Cooke di AllMusic
• (Inggris) Diskografi Sam Cooke di MusicBrainz
• (Inggris) SongsofSamCooke.com
• (Inggris) Sam Cooke (ABKCO Homepage)
• (Inggris) Rosco Gordon interview
• (Inggris) History of Rock and Roll: Sam Cooke
• (Inggris) Sam Cooke in the Encyclopedia of Gratitude