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Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). [11] [12] He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll.
Linda Womack (née Cooke; born April 25, 1953), now known as Zeriiya Zekkariyas, is an American singer and songwriter. [1] She is the daughter of soul singer Sam Cooke . She later had a successful career as half of the duo Womack & Womack with her husband Cecil Womack .
He married Cooke's widow months after Cooke's demise, which was controversial at the time. Her grandparents are Cecil and Linda Womack, Sam Cooke's daughter, of Womack and Womack. "You have to ...
After meeting Sam Cooke, they changed their name to the Valentinos and in 1961 began to sing and record "the devil's music" for secular audiences, to the horror of their religious father. [2] The Valentinos had a hit record with "Lookin' for a Love," selling two million copies, later becoming a no. 39 U.S. hit for the J. Geils Band in 1971. [2]
Sam Cooke's iconic song 'A Change is Gonna Come' became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, speaking to the struggles of Black Americans, echoing Cooke's own feeling sparked by a 1963 ...
(L-R) Jackie Payne and his wife, Miriam, celebrate his Athens Music Walk of Fame plaque in downtown Athens, Ga. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Miriam was the inspiration for Jackie's 1965 song "I'll ...
But due to the Cooke scandal, radio deejays refused to play his records and onstage, [11] he was often referred to as "the kid that married Sam Cooke's wife". Womack settled on session work for the time being as a rhythm guitarist , beginning in 1966, while the rest of the Valentinos, who had initially disbanded following Cooke's death, were ...
Sam Cooke on refusing to play to a segregated audience in Memphis in 1960. He was the first performer to wear his hair in its natural afro state, rather than slicked back in imitation of the blue ...