The soulful Sixties crooner was 33 when he was shot by the manager of a $3-a-night motel in Los Angeles. The lingering conspiracies surrounding his death, writes Mark Beaumont, threaten to overshadow a life of music and civil rights activism – not to mention a voice that would go on to influence Otis Redding and Tina Turner
Source link : https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sam-cooke-death-conspiracy-politics-b2661288.html
Author : Mark Beaumont
Publish date : 2024-12-10 06:00:00
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Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message
