Monday, September 6, 2021

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 1986 No.4

 Sam Cooke

"King of Soul"

Inducted by Herb Alpert

(Wikipedia)


Refer to Wikipedia for Sam Cooke's career and discography.

- Noteworthy Mentions -

Point of intrigue - Every honor received was posthumous, including the induction into the 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Songwriters Hall of Fame (1987)
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1994)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)
No. 16 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004)
4th Greatest Singer of All Time (Rolling Stone, 2008)

...and many more

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