Sam Cooke

Social : None | Joined group 1 December 1950 (Joined the Soul Stirrers) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1956 (Pop single released) | Work : None | Contracts, agreements 1 June 1957 (Signed with Keen Records) | Work : None | Gain social status 2 December 1957 (Record single hits No. 1) | Work : None | Contracts, agreements 1 January 1960 (Signed with RCA Records) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1963 (Popular album released) | : None | Death by Homicide 11 December 1964 (Shot to death, age 33) | Work : None | Prize 23 January 1986 (Indicted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) | Traits : Body | Race (Black) | Family : Childhood | Family large (One of eight sons) | Family : Relationship | Number of Marriages (Two) | Family : Parenting | Kids 1-3 (Two) | Passions : Criminal Victim | Homicide victim | Vocation : Business | Business owner (Management and publishing label company) | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (Gospel, soul, pop and rock) | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Other Entertain/Music (Noted hits posthumously) | Notable : Awards | Hall of Fame (Rock and Roll induction posthumously)