# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sam-cooke
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:24:31.042Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sam-cooke"
name: "Sam Cooke"
slug: "sam-cooke"
description: "Samuel Cooke was an American soul singer and songwriter. Considered one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the \"King of Soul\" for his distinctive vocals, pioneering contributions to the genre, and significance in popular music. During his thirteen-year career, Cooke released 29 singles that charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as 20 singles in the Top 10 of Billboard's Black Singles chart. In 1964, he was shot and killed by the manager of a motel in Los Angeles. After an inquest and investigation, the courts ruled Cooke's death to be a justifiable homicide. His family has since questioned the circumstances of his death.\nIn 2015, Cooke was ranked number 28 in Billboard magazine's list of the \"35 Greatest R&B Artists of All Time\"."
tagline: "American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sam_Cooke_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1931-01-22"
deathDate: "1964-12-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           59.2
  momentum:             0
  historical:           26.90718
  currentAttention:     22.44
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/officialsamcooke/"
    handle:    "officialsamcooke"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/SamCooke"
    handle:    "SamCooke"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177492/"
    handle:    "nm0177492"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "6hnWRPzGGKiapVX1UCdEAC"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.samcooke.com"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke"
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    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "סם קוק"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke"
    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke"
    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A5%D5%B4_%D4%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF"
    title: "Սեմ Կուկ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke"
    title: "Sam Cooke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6c8fd0be-d961-454c-aee0-4366a6dbc993"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump