Sam Cooke 🕊 January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964 (“Sam Cooke: Legend” © 2003 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) | Sam Cooke

On February 25th, 1964, soul legend Sam Cooke was invited by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) to join football star Jim Brown and civil rights activist #MalcolmX at the fighter’s hotel to celebrate his championship win over Sonny Liston. The rest, as they say, is history… #BlackHistory #OneNightInMiami #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth | Sam Cooke

15K views · 1K reactions | Sam recorded his appearance on the premier episode of Shindig! this week in 1964. Check out his performance of “Tennessee Waltz” from the show! | Sam Cooke | Facebook

79K views · 318 reactions | "I'm just grateful that Regina saw something in me that I didn't see in myself," Leslie Odom Jr. on being cast as musical legend Sam Cooke in "One Night in Miami" | Variety Streaming Room presented by Amazon Studios https://bit.ly/2Yh5Amb | Variety | Facebook

“A capsule version of the Sam Cooke story.” From the man himself. | Sam Cooke

65K views · 320 reactions | On December 11, 1964, singer-songwriter Sam Cooke was fatally shot in an L.A. motel. Cooke's death became a true crime tale, cloaked in mystery and controversy, involving one of the era's biggest stars. Last Days Podcast breaks down the horrifying case: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-57-sam-cooke/id1671870233?i=1000649546341 | TMZ | Facebook