Cooke began his career with his siblings in a group called the Singing Children when he was six years old. Cook attended Doolittle Elementary and Wendell Phillips Academy High School in Chicago, the same school that Nat "King" Cole had attended a few years earlier. (1932–2017), later became a member of the doo-wop band Johnny Keyes and the Magnificents.
Charles Cook, a minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and his wife, Annie Mae. He was the fifth of eight children of the Rev.
He was friends with boxer Muhammad Ali, activist Malcolm X and football player Jim Brown, who together campaigned for racial equality.Ĭooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). Ĭooke was also a central part of the civil rights movement, using his influence and popularity with the white and Black populations to fight for the cause. AllMusic biographer Bruce Eder wrote that Cooke was "the inventor of soul music", and possessed "an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed". His family has since questioned the circumstances of his death.Ĭooke's pioneering contributions to soul music contributed to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Billy Preston, and popularized the work of Otis Redding and James Brown. After an inquest and investigation, the courts ruled Cooke's death to be a justifiable homicide. In 1964, Cooke was shot and killed by the manager of a motel in Los Angeles. During his eight-year career, Cooke released 29 singles that charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Pop Singles chart, as well as 20 singles in the Top Ten of Billboard 's Black Singles chart. Going solo in 1957, Cooke released a string of hit songs, including " You Send Me", " A Change Is Gonna Come", " Cupid", " Wonderful World", " Chain Gang", " Twistin' the Night Away", " Bring It On Home to Me", and " Good Times". Ĭooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and later relocated to Chicago with his family at a young age, where he began singing as a child and joined the Soul Stirrers as lead singer in the 1950s. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the " King of Soul" for his distinctive vocals, notable contributions to the genre and significance in popular music. Julie Baribeau, a spokeswoman for the Competition Bureau, told The Canadian Press in an email while the investigation has ended, the bureau "does not endorse the representations made about 'flushability' or the tests used to evaluate this feature.Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. The complainants say the only other "standard" that exists was created by the makers of the wipes themselves, and those haven't been accepted by any municipalities in Canada or any wastewater professionals anywhere in North America.Ĭiting confidentiality, the bureau won't say what its investigation found, or who was interviewed. Olivastri said the Competition Bureau didn't contact any of the organizations or experts cited in the complaint, including the study's authors, or the International Water Services Flushability Group, an association of water utilities and professionals that has developed a standard for what is truly flushable. They included baby wipes, wet wipes for older kids and adults, toilet brush cleaning cloths and diaper liners.
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