not gonna copy/paste the whole article, mainly because it includes some imprtant pics of people and documents, but i never knew sam was shot and killed by an older black woman. (and basically involving a cheap hooker in a $3 a night hotel )

check it out:

http://clarkkauffman.trip...m/id32.htm

Yup...

He was only 33...i think...

i can't believe sam had to pay for the poo poo.

sinisterpentatonic said:

In the words of Charlie Sheen, you're not paying ofr the sex you pay them to leave...

Yep, it's true and it really is a shame. He was accused of sexual assault too if I'm not mistaken. A tragic end indeed for a man with so much musical talent and a voice like an angel.

Some people claim that the hooker story is a cover up. According to them, mafia connections to the record industry put a hit on Sam because he, an Afirican Amercian, was getting too successful on the business side of the game (i.e., running his own label, publishing, etc.). As I recall, this topic is covered in Peter Guralnik's incredible book "Sweet Soul Music."

Stax said:

yup

Read that book also...

funkpill said:

meltwithu said:

wow didn,t know that at all i just thougt he died of old age thanks for the info homie

Thats true, I also heard something similar about Jackie Wilson. I am also reading the book that Peter Guralnick wrote about Sam, called 'Dream Boogie', I recommend it for all fans of Sam Cooke.

The greatest soul singer ever! One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century!

Sounds like the hooker ran off with his money, leaving an intoxicated Sam Cooke absolutely livid and wylin' out on hotel management? It's that last part that sounds off.

that bitch set him up to rob him. she was no damned rape victim. she was a thief. as far as Ms Franklin goes.. i dunno. But I do know that ho he went to the hotel with was no victim. that is for damned sure.
he was at the bar flashing money and she set her eyes on him.

I just recently started listening to my Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Club cd. I bought it years ago ,along with the JB Apollo cd's ,and I got more into the JB cd's. I am back into those and I am being fair to the Sam cd this time. I really like the sound quality and the energy. That is a great recording!His voice was in top form.

http://www.findadeath.com..._cooke.htm

^^^There's a acutally a pic of him dead in that link
[Edited 2/28/06 13:13pm]

funkpill said:

yep, it's excellent.

What a tragic death for someone with a voice that would make s cry. Really sad .

I Sam Cooke. For someone who began as a gospel singer to be murdered in a seedy hotel under suspicious circumstances is such a tragedy.

jone70 said:

note to self: email kirk franklin and donnie mcclurkin to stay away from one-star hotels....
[Edited 2/28/06 19:35pm]

Excuse me for being ignorant, but did Sam Cooke sing "A Change Is Gonna Come?" (Beautiful Song) .

nurse said:

Sam sang a lot of songs that you probably recognize, but just don't know it's Sam Cooke...

jone70 said:

Thank you. Do you know if there's a greatest hits CD of his work? I would love to own that .

Prospect said:

dude was that even necessary???

nurse said:

That song was released posthumously, and it doesn't appear on that many albums. (IMO, it was a HUGE mistake that it wasn't on the Malcom X soundtrack.) But according to All Music Guide, it's on the following albums:

Ain't That Good News
Shake
Golden Age
The Man and His Music
Keep Movin' On <---I have this one.
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
Chariot

I highly, highly recommend Night Beat--and Live at the Harlem Square Club is pretty good too. You Send Me is one of my absolute favorite songs--in fact it is the reason I got into Sam Cooke. That song has a fairly prominent "appearance" in The Heidi Chronicles, a play that I saw in college. I fell in love with that song and wanted to know who sang it--and that's how I got into Sam Cooke.

jone70 said:

Thank you jone70 .

Moonwalkbjrain said:

Acutally, once you click that link, you gotta click another link to see the picture, so you do have a choice whether to see it or not. I aint like I just posted the acutal pic on the board.

Prospect said:

ohhh ok nvm then!