![]() ![]() His singing career began in a group made up of his siblings, when he was just six years old. One of eight children born to a Church of Christ (Holiness) minister and his wife, Sam moved, with his family, to Chicago in 1933. He was born Samuel Cook, in the bosom of the Delta, Clarksdale, Mississippi, on January 22nd, 1931. It’s been said of Sam Cooke, that he was blues-born and church-bred. ![]() An artist who many regard as the founder of soul music, we offer 10 things you may not know about the “King of Soul.”ġ. Editor’s Note: The great, Sam Cooke would be 86 this week, if he’d lived past his 33rd year.
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