Saturday (January 22nd) marks what would have been legendary soul singer Sam Cooke's 91st birthday. Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1931, he was one of seven children raised by parents Annie Mae Cook and Charles Cook, Sr., a Baptist minister. Cook he added the "e" later on for show business reasons began his career singing gospel music in his father's church when his family moved to Chicago. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Soul Stirrers, with whom he wrote, sang, and recorded gospel songs for Specialty Records, including "Nearer To Thee" and "Be With Me Jesus." In 1957, Cooke left Specialty to write and record secular music, signing with Keen Records. His first Keen sessions produced such classics as "You Send Me," "Win Your Love For Me," "Only Sixteen," and "Wonderful World." Initially Cooke recorded under the pseudonym Dale Cooke, so as not to alienate his gospel fans, but his voice was u
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One Night in Miami
, focuses on real-life heroes in a fictional story. Adapted from the play by Kemp Powers, it follows boxer Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali), civil rights leader Malcolm X, NFL star Jim Brown, and singer Sam Cooke, all in a motel room after Clay wins the title of heavyweight champion of the world. But instead of ringing in the victory with a big party, the quartet have a laid-back night in, falling into deep conversations and debates about race, faith, freedom, and what true equality really means.
These four men did meet.
The historic specifics of the night are unclear, but such a gathering did occur. Powers came across an account of that fateful meeting while researching the intersection of sports and the civil rights movement, and was ultimately inspired to write the play. “The focus was Muhammad Ali and it mentioned that specific night and the fact that when Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston, he went back to Malcolm X’s hotel room with Sam Cooke an
In the new movie “One Night in Miami,” Muhammad Ali , Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown challenge racism and one another. This is what happened to them after that night.