Sam Cooke
CountryUSA
Active Since1951
GenreSoul
About Sam Cooke
The King of Soul. Over 30 million records. A Change Is Gonna Come is the greatest soul song ever. You Send Me was his first hit. Shot and killed at 33 under disputed circumstances. Invented soul music. His funeral was attended by 200,000.
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