Artist: Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke
Real name
Samuel Cook
Born
January 22, 1931
Died
December 11, 1964
Country
United States
Comments
R&B, pop, and early soul singer. Cooke was also a songwriter. His death by gunshot in 1964 was ruled a justifiable homocide, but this conclusion has been questioned by many.
Member of
The Soul Stirrers
Family
Linda Womack   Daughter
R.B. Greaves   Nephew

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke March 1964 (55 artists)
2 Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke March 1964 (6 artists)
3 Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke April 1963 (10 artists)
4 Bring It on Home to Me Sam Cooke 1962 (61 artists)
5 Chain Gang Sam Cooke 1960 (20 artists)
6 Cupid Sam Cooke 1961 (24 artists)
7 Good Times Sam Cooke March 1964 (12 artists)
8 Having a Party Sam Cooke 1962 (7 artists)
9 Laughin' and Clownin' Sam Cooke September 1963 (3 artists)
10 Love You Most of All Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell & His Orchestra 1958 The Persuasions
11 Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke 1963 (5 artists)
Sampled by Common
12 Only Sixteen Sam Cooke 1959 (18 artists)
13 Shake Sam Cooke 1965 (17 artists)
14 Somebody Have Mercy Sam Cooke June 1962 (6 artists)
15 Sugar Dumpling Sam Cooke July 1965 (2 artists)
16 That's Heaven to Me Sam Cooke 1960 (2 artists)
17 Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke January 1962 (19 artists)
18 Wonderful World Sam Cooke 1960 (29 artists)
19 Yeah Man Sam Cooke 1965 (7 artists)
20 You Send Me Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra September 1957 (46 artists)
21 You Were Made for Me Sam Cooke 1958 (2 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'T Ain't Nobody's Bizness Sam Cooke April 1959 Anna Meyers and Original Memphis Five
2 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Sam Cooke 1957 Deek Watson & His Brown Dots
3 Accentuate the Positive Sam Cooke November 1958 Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts
4 Ain't Misbehavin' Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra February 1958 Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
5 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home Sam Cooke February 1962 Eva Taylor
6 Bali Ha'i Sam Cooke 1960 Juanita Hall
7 Basin Street Blues Sam Cooke January 22, 1964 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
8 Blowin' in the Wind Sam Cooke October 1964 Bob Dylan
9 Blue Moon Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell & His Orchestra 1958 Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenneth Sargent - Shirley Ross
10 But Not for Me Sam Cooke February 1962 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
11 Canadian Sunset Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra 1957 Andy Williams - Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood
12 Comes Love Sam Cooke April 1959 Judy Canova
13 Crazy She Calls Me Sam Cooke April 1959 Billie Holiday
14 Cry Sam Cooke 1960 Ruth Casey with Graham Prince Ensemble
15 Cry Me a River Sam Cooke 1963 Julie London
16 Danny Boy Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra February 1958 Ernestine Schumann-Heink
17 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Sam Cooke February 1962 The Ink Spots - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
18 Driftin' Blues Sam Cooke 1963 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
19 Exactly Like You Sam Cooke February 1962 Harry Richman
20 Far Away Places Sam Cooke 1960 Margaret Whiting
21 Fool's Paradise Sam Cooke September 1963 Johnny Fuller
22 Frankie and Johnny Sam Cooke 1963 The Leighton Brothers
23 Galway Bay Sam Cooke 1960 Michael O'Higgins
24 Get Yourself Another Fool Sam Cooke September 1963 Charles Brown
25 God Bless the Child Sam Cooke April 1959 Billie Holiday
26 Good Morning Heartache Sam Cooke April 1959 Billie Holiday
27 Hey There Sam Cooke 1960 John Raitt
28 I Cover the Waterfront Sam Cooke November 1958 Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
29 I Wish You Love Sam Cooke 1963 Keely Smith - Charles Trenet
30 I'm Just a Lucky So and So Sam Cooke February 1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
31 I'm Walking Behind You Sam Cooke 1960 Dorothy Squires and Orchestra Directed by Billy Reid
32 I'm in the Mood for Love Sam Cooke 1965 Frances Langford
33 If I Had a Hammer Sam Cooke October 1964 The Weavers
34 Jamaica Farewell Sam Cooke 1960 Harry Belafonte
35 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Sam Cooke April 1959 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
36 Little Girl Blue Sam Cooke February 1962 Gloria Grafton
37 Little Red Rooster Sam Cooke September 1963 Howlin' Wolf
38 Lover Come Back to Me Sam Cooke April 1959 Evelyn Herbert
39 Lover Girl Sam Cooke April 1959 Billie Holiday
40 Mary, Mary Lou Sam Cooke November 1958 The Sparks [1]
41 Medley: Try a Little Tenderness; (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons; You Send Me Sam Cooke October 1964 Ray Noble and His Orchestra
- Deek Watson & His Brown Dots
- Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
42 Meet Me at Mary's Place Sam Cooke March 1964 Johnnie Morisette
43 Mona Lisa Sam Cooke 1960 Nat King Cole - (unknown)
44 Moonlight in Vermont Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra February 1958 Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra
45 My Foolish Heart Sam Cooke November 1958 Martha Mears
46 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out Sam Cooke February 1962 Jimmie Cox
47 Oh, Look at Me Now Sam Cooke November 1958 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
48 Ol' Man River Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra February 1958 Jules Bledsoe
49 Secret Love Sam Cooke 1960 Doris Day
50 Send Me Some Lovin' Sam Cooke January 1963 Little Richard and His Band
51 Shake, Rattle and Roll Sam Cooke September 1963 Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
52 Since I Met You Baby Sam Cooke February 1962 Ivory Joe Hunter
53 Solitude Sam Cooke April 1959 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
54 Soothe Me Sam Cooke & Lou Rawls June 1962 Sims Twins
55 South of the Border Sam Cooke 1960 Billy Cotton and His Band
56 Summertime Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra September 1957 Abbie Mitchell
57 Tennessee Waltz Sam Cooke March 1964 Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
58 That Lucky Old Sun Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra 1957 Frankie Laine
59 That's Where It's At Sam Cooke September 16, 1964 Sims Twins
60 The Best Things in Life Are Free Sam Cooke October 1964 Mary Lawlor and John Price Jones
61 The Great Pretender Sam Cooke 1960 The Platters
62 The Gypsy Sam Cooke November 1958 Dorothy Squires and Orchestra Directed by Billy Reid
63 The House I Live In Sam Cooke 1960 Frank Sinatra
64 The Riddle Song Sam Cooke March 1964
65 The Song from Moulin Rouge Sam Cooke 1960 Muriel Smith
66 The Twist Sam Cooke June 1962 Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
67 The Wayward Wind Sam Cooke 1960 Gogi Grant
68 There I've Said It Again Sam Cooke with Don Balke's Orchestra 1959 Benny Carter and His Orchestra
69 These Foolish Things Sam Cooke 1963 Dorothy Dickson
70 They Can't Take That Away from Me Sam Cooke April 1959 Fred Astaire
71 This Little Light of Mine Sam Cooke October 1964 St. Paul Baptist Choir
72 Today I Sing the Blues Sam Cooke November 1958 Helen Humes and Buck Clayton's Orchestra
73 Too Young Sam Cooke 1960 Victor Young and His Orchestra
74 Trouble Blues Sam Cooke September 1963 Charles Brown and Band
75 Trouble in Mind Sam Cooke February 1962 Thelma La Vizzo
76 Unchained Melody Sam Cooke 1960 Todd Duncan
77 Venus Sam Cooke 1960 Frankie Avalon
78 Willow Weep For Me Sam Cooke 1963 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
79 You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You Sam Cooke 1965 Nat "King" Cole
80 You, You, You Sam Cooke 1960 Ames Brothers - Angèle Durand

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke (55 artists)
2 Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke (6 artists)
3 Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke (10 artists)
4 Bring It on Home to Me Sam Cooke (61 artists)
5 Chain Gang Sam Cooke (20 artists)
6 Cupid Sam Cooke (24 artists)
7 Dance What You Wanna Sam Cooke, James Alexander, Clifton White (3 artists)
8 Good Times Sam Cooke (12 artists)
9 Having a Party Sam Cooke (7 artists)
10 Laughin' and Clownin' Sam Cooke (3 artists)
11 Love You Most of All Sam Cooke The Persuasions
12 Meet Me at the Twisting Place Sam Cooke (3 artists)
13 Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke (5 artists)
14 Only Sixteen Sam Cooke (18 artists)
15 Shake Sam Cooke (17 artists)
16 Somebody Have Mercy Sam Cooke (6 artists)
17 Soothe Me Sam Cooke (4 artists)
18 Stand by Me Father Sam Cooke, James Alexander (76 artists)
19 Sugar Dumpling Sam Cooke (2 artists)
20 That's Heaven to Me Sam Cooke (2 artists)
21 That's Where It's At Sam Cooke, James Alexander (7 artists)
22 Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke (19 artists)
23 Wonderful World Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler (29 artists)
24 Yeah Man Sam Cooke (7 artists)
25 You Send Me Sam Cooke (46 artists)
26 You Were Made for Me Sam Cooke (2 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke March 1964 RCA Victor
2 Cooke's Tour Sam Cooke 1960 RCA Victor
3 Encore Sam Cooke November 1958 Keen
4 Hit Kit Sam Cooke 1959 Keen
5 Hits of the 50's Sam Cooke 1960 RCA Victor
6 Mr. Soul Sam Cooke 1963 RCA Victor
7 My Kind of Blues Sam Cooke February 1962 RCA Victor
8 Night Beat Sam Cooke September 1963 RCA Victor
9 Sam Cooke Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra February 1958 Keen
10 Sam Cooke [EP, Volume 2] Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra 1957 Keen
11 Sam Cooke at the Copa Sam Cooke October 1964 RCA Victor
12 Shake Sam Cooke 1965 RCA Victor
13 Tribute to the Lady Sam Cooke April 1959 Keen
14 Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke June 1962 RCA Victor
15 The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke Sam Cooke 1960 Keen

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke January 22, 1964 RCA Victor
2 Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke April 1963 RCA Victor
3 Bring It on Home to Me Sam Cooke 1962 RCA Victor
4 Chain Gang Sam Cooke 1960 RCA Victor
5 Cousin of Mine Sam Cooke September 16, 1964 RCA Victor
6 Cupid Sam Cooke 1961 RCA Victor
7 Frankie and Johnny Sam Cooke 1963 RCA Victor
8 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Sam Cooke 1957 Keen
9 Love You Most of All Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell & His Orchestra 1958 Keen
10 Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke September 11, 1962 RCA Victor
11 Only Sixteen Sam Cooke 1959 Keen
12 Send Me Some Lovin' Sam Cooke January 1963 RCA Victor
13 Sugar Dumpling Sam Cooke July 1965 RCA Victor
14 'T Ain't Nobody's Bizness (If I Do) Sam Cooke February 1960 Keen
15 There I've Said It Again Sam Cooke with Don Balke's Orchestra 1959 Keen
16 Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke January 1962 RCA Victor
17 You Send Me Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra September 1957 Keen
18 You Were Made for Me Sam Cooke 1958 Keen

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 I Thank God various artists 1960 Keen

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 We Remember Sam Cooke The Supremes April 1965 Motown
2 Gerald Alston Sings Sam Cooke Gerald Alston 2008 Voice

Forum topics

Topic Board Started by Replies Last message down
1 Cry me a river covers Add songs Canary 34 2006-04-20 21:49:06 GMT by Bastien
2 That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On [Sam Cooke] cover by Adele Add songs Patrick 1 2008-03-02 22:45:13 GMT by Patrick
3 Twistin' The Night Away (Sam Cooke) covered by The Glitter Band Add songs Patrick 3 2008-07-02 09:37:39 GMT by Patrick
4 All the Way cover by Sam Cooke Add songs jodeen 0 2010-12-29 22:03:44 GMT by jodeen
5 Artist: Sam Cooke (Mathieu, Bastien) Report Errors Stephan Koenig 1 2011-02-09 01:20:25 GMT by tsk
6 Performance: Shake (Bastien) Report Errors Limbabwe 0 2012-10-31 14:36:42 GMT by Limbabwe
7 Artists who have covered their songs Discussion Simon 14 2013-03-04 21:26:48 GMT by Bastien
8 Artist: Sam Cooke (Bastien) Chat treblenot 1 2013-03-16 00:41:06 GMT by Limbabwe

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