Dec 18, 2012 · Thousands of fans mobbed the street today (December 18, 1964) in Chicago, Illinois where a funeral for Sam Cooke was held. Sam Cooke’s body had been on display for …

The first funeral service for Cooke was held on December 18, 1964, at A. R. Leak Funeral Home in Chicago; 200,000 fans lined up for more than four city blocks to view his body. [45][77]

Sep 29, 2024 · At Cooke’s open-casket funeral on December 18, 1964, friends like Etta James and Muhammad Ali were shocked to find Cooke’s body badly beaten. James didn’t see how …

Jan 22, 2024 · Bobby showed up to Cooke’s funeral with Barbara and dressed in one of Cooke’s suits. He also came to the funeral service, driving Cooke’s car. Within three months of the …

Los Angeles, CA- The casket containing the body of singer Sam Cooke is barely visible in the crowd of people on hand at Mount Sinai Baptist Church to pay their last respects to the …

Oct 25, 2021 · In his short life, the late acclaimed singer-songwriter Sam Cooke showed he had a heart of gold when he decided to pay for the funeral of his first wife, who tragically died after …

Dec 11, 2023 · Sam Cooke's funeral included three full days of viewing in L.A. his $4,000 casket was fitted with a glass top to allow his fans one final look at "The Father of Soul" The body was …

Dec. 18, 1964 - More than 10,000 persons attended final rites on the South side of Chicago last night for Sam Cooke, 32, recording artist and gospel singer, who was fatally shot in Los …

The first funeral service for Cooke was held on December 18, 1964, at A. R. Leak Funeral Home in Chicago; 200,000 fans lined up for more than four city blocks to view his body.

(Thursday, December 17, 1964, evening) — A crowd estimated at 15,000 flocked to the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side today to pay last respects to the late Sam …