Interment: August 15, 2017
Singer and Composer. He was a singer and the younger brother of Sam Cooke. Born L. C. Cook and also known as Charles L. C. Cook. He achieved his greatest prominence as a songwriter.
In the late 1930's he joined the family gospel quartet the Singing Children, and later the Nobleairs. He achieved some success together in the late 1940's as a member of the gospel group the Highway Q.C.'s. The group disbanded when his older brother was recruited into the gospel group the Soul Stirrers in 1951.
In 1956, he joined the Chicago-based R&B vocal group the Magnificents, which had been formed by Johnny Keyes not much more than a year earlier. At the time, the Magnificents recorded for Vee-Jay Records and were enjoying huge success with their half-million selling single "Up On the Mountain." It climbed to number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. "Why Did She Go" was also recorded at the same session.
He also began recording the single "I Need Your Love" for Chess Records. In 1960, he signed with his brother's newly-formed SAR Records label. He recorded several singles for SAR, despite the similarities between his and Sam Cooke's voice, his early efforts were all failures.
During the late 1950's Sam Cooke was trapped in an interlocking array of recording and publishing contracts that was not taking him anywhere, "You Send Me," "You Were Made for Me," "Win Your Love for Me," "I Don't Want to Cry," and "That's All I Need to Know" all ended up credited to L.C. Cook to prevent them, as Sam Cooke compositions, from falling into the hands of the latter's earlier publishers.
He also wrote an all-timer for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, “Please Answer Me”, recorded in late 1963 for Columbia.
After the death of Sam Cooke in the late 1964, he announced plans for a tribute, and he continued to perform and record. He toured with the Upsetters, and announced planned recordings of his own, including a tribute to his brother, but by the end of the 1960's he had receded into the background.
He tried to make the same jump from gospel to popular music that his brother had done. Despite a powerful voice, he was never in the right place, with the right song.
Singer and Composer. He was a singer and the younger brother of Sam Cooke. Born L. C. Cook and also known as Charles L. C. Cook. He achieved his greatest prominence as a songwriter.
In the late 1930's he joined the family gospel quartet the Singing Children, and later the Nobleairs. He achieved some success together in the late 1940's as a member of the gospel group the Highway Q.C.'s. The group disbanded when his older brother was recruited into the gospel group the Soul Stirrers in 1951.
In 1956, he joined the Chicago-based R&B vocal group the Magnificents, which had been formed by Johnny Keyes not much more than a year earlier. At the time, the Magnificents recorded for Vee-Jay Records and were enjoying huge success with their half-million selling single "Up On the Mountain." It climbed to number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. "Why Did She Go" was also recorded at the same session.
He also began recording the single "I Need Your Love" for Chess Records. In 1960, he signed with his brother's newly-formed SAR Records label. He recorded several singles for SAR, despite the similarities between his and Sam Cooke's voice, his early efforts were all failures.
During the late 1950's Sam Cooke was trapped in an interlocking array of recording and publishing contracts that was not taking him anywhere, "You Send Me," "You Were Made for Me," "Win Your Love for Me," "I Don't Want to Cry," and "That's All I Need to Know" all ended up credited to L.C. Cook to prevent them, as Sam Cooke compositions, from falling into the hands of the latter's earlier publishers.
He also wrote an all-timer for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, “Please Answer Me”, recorded in late 1963 for Columbia.
After the death of Sam Cooke in the late 1964, he announced plans for a tribute, and he continued to perform and record. He toured with the Upsetters, and announced planned recordings of his own, including a tribute to his brother, but by the end of the 1960's he had receded into the background.
He tried to make the same jump from gospel to popular music that his brother had done. Despite a powerful voice, he was never in the right place, with the right song.
Interment: August 15, 2017
Singer and Composer. He was a singer and the younger brother of Sam Cooke. Born L. C. Cook and also known as Charles L. C. Cook. He achieved his greatest prominence as a songwriter.
In the late 1930's he joined the family gospel quartet the Singing Children, and later the Nobleairs. He achieved some success together in the late 1940's as a member of the gospel group the Highway Q.C.'s. The group disbanded when his older brother was recruited into the gospel group the Soul Stirrers in 1951.
In 1956, he joined the Chicago-based R&B vocal group the Magnificents, which had been formed by Johnny Keyes not much more than a year earlier. At the time, the Magnificents recorded for Vee-Jay Records and were enjoying huge success with their half-million selling single "Up On the Mountain." It climbed to number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. "Why Did She Go" was also recorded at the same session.
He also began recording the single "I Need Your Love" for Chess Records. In 1960, he signed with his brother's newly-formed SAR Records label. He recorded several singles for SAR, despite the similarities between his and Sam Cooke's voice, his early efforts were all failures.
During the late 1950's Sam Cooke was trapped in an interlocking array of recording and publishing contracts that was not taking him anywhere, "You Send Me," "You Were Made for Me," "Win Your Love for Me," "I Don't Want to Cry," and "That's All I Need to Know" all ended up credited to L.C. Cook to prevent them, as Sam Cooke compositions, from falling into the hands of the latter's earlier publishers.
He also wrote an all-timer for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, “Please Answer Me”, recorded in late 1963 for Columbia.
After the death of Sam Cooke in the late 1964, he announced plans for a tribute, and he continued to perform and record. He toured with the Upsetters, and announced planned recordings of his own, including a tribute to his brother, but by the end of the 1960's he had receded into the background.
He tried to make the same jump from gospel to popular music that his brother had done. Despite a powerful voice, he was never in the right place, with the right song.
Singer and Composer. He was a singer and the younger brother of Sam Cooke. Born L. C. Cook and also known as Charles L. C. Cook. He achieved his greatest prominence as a songwriter.
In the late 1930's he joined the family gospel quartet the Singing Children, and later the Nobleairs. He achieved some success together in the late 1940's as a member of the gospel group the Highway Q.C.'s. The group disbanded when his older brother was recruited into the gospel group the Soul Stirrers in 1951.
In 1956, he joined the Chicago-based R&B vocal group the Magnificents, which had been formed by Johnny Keyes not much more than a year earlier. At the time, the Magnificents recorded for Vee-Jay Records and were enjoying huge success with their half-million selling single "Up On the Mountain." It climbed to number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. "Why Did She Go" was also recorded at the same session.
He also began recording the single "I Need Your Love" for Chess Records. In 1960, he signed with his brother's newly-formed SAR Records label. He recorded several singles for SAR, despite the similarities between his and Sam Cooke's voice, his early efforts were all failures.
During the late 1950's Sam Cooke was trapped in an interlocking array of recording and publishing contracts that was not taking him anywhere, "You Send Me," "You Were Made for Me," "Win Your Love for Me," "I Don't Want to Cry," and "That's All I Need to Know" all ended up credited to L.C. Cook to prevent them, as Sam Cooke compositions, from falling into the hands of the latter's earlier publishers.
He also wrote an all-timer for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, “Please Answer Me”, recorded in late 1963 for Columbia.
After the death of Sam Cooke in the late 1964, he announced plans for a tribute, and he continued to perform and record. He toured with the Upsetters, and announced planned recordings of his own, including a tribute to his brother, but by the end of the 1960's he had receded into the background.
He tried to make the same jump from gospel to popular music that his brother had done. Despite a powerful voice, he was never in the right place, with the right song.
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