American soul singer Sam Cooke gets ready to take a photograph while he holds a sweater over his left arm, early 1960s.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke in his office at SAR Records located at 6425 Hollywood Boulevard circa 1961 in Los Angeles, California. (
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke in a pensive moment at RCA recording studio circa 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay views the body of soul singer Sam Cooke at his wake in Chicago.
The woman with Sam Cooke before his murder, Elisa Boyer, waits for questioning at police headquarters in Los Angeles.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke in a pensive moment at RCA recording studio circa 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke holds up his eponymous debut album as he poses for a photo with Gertrude 'Sugar' Hall circa 1958 in Los Angeles, California.
American rhythm and blues, soul, and pop singer Sam Cooke performs on the CBS variety show 'Toast of the Town' as series empresario Ed Sullivan ,...
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke rehearses the band during a recording session on November 30 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Soul singer Sam Cooke with DJ Alan Freed and Zola Taylor of The Platters pose for a portrait circa 1958.
Soul singer Sam Cooke in his office at SAR Records located at 6425 Hollywood Boulevard circa 1961 in Los Angeles, California. (
Soul singer Sam Cooke and guitarist Cliff White in the RCA studio in 1958 in Los Angeles, California.
Police said Mrs. Berth Lee Franklin shown here 12/11, fired the shot that killed Sam Cooke, a popular singer with the teenage set, when he kicked in...
Los Angeles, CA- Shown here during a coroner's inquest into the death of Negro singer Sam Cooke is the slain singer's wife, Mrs. Barbara Cooke. The...
The body of singer Sam Cooke lies slumped in the doorway of a motel manager's apartment. According to police, he kicked in the manager's door looking...
Singer Sam Cooke standing with woman and man, inside B & M Restaurant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c. 1963.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
American soul singer and songwriter Sam Cooke poses in front of a billboard advertising his appearance at the Copacabana nightclub in New York, June...
Band leader Johnny Otis poses for a portrait with singer Sam Cooke on the set of the first episode of "The Johnny Otis Show" which was filmed on July...
Soul singer Sam Cooke performs on The Ed Sullivan Show on November 3, 1957 in New York City, New York.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke poses for a portrait with his wife Barbara Cooke on November 30, 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Soul singer Sam Cooke poses for a portrait at the radio station KDAY in 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Soul singer Sam Cooke and guitarist Cliff White in the RCA studio in 1958 in Los Angeles, California.
Soul singer Sam Cooke, singer Chubby Checker and KDAY DJ Jack Burns pose for a portrait at the radio station in 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Heavyweight Muhammad Ali with singer Sam Cooke during Floyd Patterson vs Sonny Liston fight at the Convention Center. Las Vegas, NV 7/23/1963 CREDIT:...
Soul singer Sam Cooke stands on a sidewalk matching his pose on a billboard across the street, New York, New York in 1964.
