American soul singer Sam Cooke gets ready to take a photograph while he holds a sweater over his left arm, early 1960s.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke in his office at SAR Records located at 6425 Hollywood Boulevard circa 1961 in Los Angeles, California. (
The woman with Sam Cooke before his murder, Elisa Boyer, waits for questioning at police headquarters in Los Angeles.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul singer Sam Cooke in a pensive moment at RCA recording studio circa 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage with band at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Sam Cooke , singer, songwriter and civil-rights activist, on stage at New York's Copacabana nightclub, June 1964.
Soul Singer Sam Cooke and boxer Muhammad Ali record 'The Gang's All Here' at Columbia Studios on March 3, 1964 in New York City, New York. (