Cooke, Sam

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Cooke, Sam(uel)

(born Jan. 22, 1931, Clarksdale, Miss., U.S.—died Dec. 11, 1964, Los Angeles, Calif.) U.S. singer and songwriter. The son of a Baptist minister, Cooke started his career singing gospel music. Switching to rhythm and blues and soul music, he had a series of hits, including “You Send Me,” “Wonderful World,” “Cupid,” “Twistin' the Night Away,” and “Bring It on Home to Me.” Cooke was shot to death in a Los Angeles motel room.

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No references found			CAPTION(S): RASTRICK UNDER 14S: back row (from left): manager Charlie Tolley, Will Tolley, Tom Healey, Callum Lewis, Christian Thewlis, Ben Cooke, Sam Gott, Nick Lodge, Ross Abel, coach Mick Hirst. Super Sutcliffe strike opens the scoring as Kirkheaton march into top ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Players include Josh Cooke, Sam Wightman, Ryan Goodman, Josh Hughes, Callum Burston, Jacob Bourne, Luke Hibberd, Cameron Nunn, Jon-Joe McGarrity, Ryan Harris, Ben Covill, Joel Bennett, Michael Meighan, Tom Mourant, Connor Coldwell, Jack Babington. Junior Sport: We've won the cup! by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Players include Josh Cooke, Sam Wightman, Ryan Goodman, Josh Hughes, Callum Burston, Jacob Bourne, Luke Hibberd, Cameron Nunn, Jon-Joe McGarrity, Ryan Harris, Ben Covill, Joel Bennett, Michael Meighan, Tom Mourant, Connor Coldwell, Jack Babington. Under-12 Cup by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Cook Inlet Cook Islands Cook Strait Cook, David J. Cook, Ebenezer Cook, Frederick Albert Cook, George Cram Cook, James Cook, Joe Cook, Mount Cook, Sir Joseph Cook, Thomas Cook, Will Marion cook-off cookbook Cooke Cooke County Cooke objective Cooke unit Cooke, Alistair Cooke, Ebenezer Cooke, Jay Cooke, John Cooke, Josiah Parsons, Jr. Cooke, Morris Cooke, Sam Cooke, Terence James cooked cooked glue cooked mode Cookeville cookie cookie bear cookie file cookie jar cookie monster cookie poisoning cooking cooking snow Cookson Cookstown cooky cool cool cellar cool flame cool star cool time COOL:Gen coolant Coolbrith, Ina cooled infrared detector			Cook-book Cook-book cook-chill cook-general Cook-Medley Hostility Inventory cook-off cook-off Cook-out Cook-out cookbook cookbook Cookbook Collector's Library Cookbook Medicine Cookbooks Cookbooks Cooke Cooke Cooke Cooke Cooke County Cooke County, Texas Cooke County, TX Cooke objective Cooke unit Cooke, Alistair Cooke, Ebenezer Cooke, Jay Cooke, John Cooke, Josiah Parsons, Jr. Cooke, Morris Cooke, Sam Cooke, Sir William Fothergill Cooke, Sir William Fothergill Cooke, Terence James cooked cooked cooked cooked Cooked Dried Blood Meal cooked glue cooked goose cooked goose Cooked Macaroni Appearance cooked meat broth cooked meat broth Cooked mode cooked the books cooked the books cooked the books cooked up cooked up cooked up Cooked, Peeled, Deveined, Tail-on Cooked, Peeled, Tail On cooked-over Cookee COOKEN cooker cooker cooker hood cookeries

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