More Than a Singer: How Sam Cooke’s Family Built a Legacy After His Death

Nicole Cooke-Johnson loaded her car full of children’s books and traveled to her grandfather’s hometown, Clarksdale, ...

Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message

Rarely has the manner of a man’s demise been so unbefitting of their life. On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Sam Cooke’s career began in Pine Bluff

Legendary soul artist Sam Cooke got his start performing with the Soul Stirrers in Pine Bluff. Samuel Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was born on Jan. 22, 1931, in Clarksdale, Miss., to ...