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May 5, 2017 · American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California.
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- Documentary
- David Czarnetzki
- 2017-05-05
Mar 20, 2021 · “Lady You Shot Me – Life and Death of Sam Cooke” tells the story of the short but equally influential life of one of the most important artists of the 1950s and 60s: Sam Cooke. It takes a...
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- Amplified - Classic Rock & Music History
- Who Was Sam Cooke?
- What Happened The Night Leading Up to Sam Cooke’s Death
- How Did Sam Cooke Die at The Hacienda Motel?
- Investigating The ‘Justifiable Homicide’
Sam Cooke began his musical career as a gospel singer. He was, after all, the son of a Baptist minister. Young Cooke craved an audience. His brother, L.C., recalledCooke lining up popsicle sticks and saying to him, “This is my audience, see? I’m gonna sing to these sticks.” He was just seven years old at the time when he voiced his life’s ambition,...
On December 10, 1964, Sam Cooke spentthe evening in Martoni’s Italian restaurant, a Hollywood hot spot. Cooke was a 33-year-old star with a new hit album and he was instantly recognizable to many at the restaurant. That evening, Cooke wandered away from dinner with his producer to visit the bar where he bought drinks for friends in the music busine...
According to Elisa Boyer, Sam Cooke forced her into their room at the Hacienda Motel. She reportedly asked the singer to take her home, instead, he rented the room and pinned her to the bed. “I knew he was going to rape me,” Boyer told police. In the motel room, Boyer tried to escape through the bathroom but found the window painted shut. When she ...
When police arrived at the scene of the shooting, they found the singer dead. Within a week of Sam Cooke’s death, the police declared the shooting a “justifiable homicide.” Both Elisa Boyer and Bertha Franklin both spoke at the coroner’s inquest where Cooke’s lawyer was reportedly only allowed to ask a single question. The evidence showed that Cook...
Uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Sam Cooke, an influential African American at the height of his career as a musician and producer, shot dead in a seedy motel, as linked to greed...
The most influential black pop star of his time, was killed at the young age of 33 in a seedy motel in South Los Angeles at the height of his music career.
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- Vision Films
Uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Sam Cooke, an influential African American at the height of his career as a musician and producer, shot dead in a seedy motel, as linked to greed and corruption within the music industry.
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Uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Sam Cooke, an influential African American at the height of his career as a musician and producer, shot dead in a seedy motel, as linked to greed...
