On April 12th 1965, The Supremes released their fifth studio album We Remember Sam Cooke. The album was released by Motown Records and was comprised entirely of songs written by the late Sam Cooke.

By the time he reached the age of 33, Sam Cooke had established himself as a towering figure in the music industry.

​In the years that followed Sam Cooke’s murder, (on December 11, 1964 by motel manager, Bertha Franklin), a string of albums were issued

March, 1965 - The Animals released a cover of the late Sam Cooke's song "Bring It On Home To Me." Cooke had been murdered only four months earlier.

​Less than a year before Sam Cooke's tragic murder he wrote "A Change Is Gonna Come", which became an anthem for the civil rights movement and one of the singer's most celebrated songs.

​Moments of levity are not always easy to find. We all get to draggin' our feet. We all get stuck in traffic and start cursing those pricks who decided that it was a good idea to do roadworks at 8am

​This man possessed the uncanny ability to inject soul into even the most inanimate lyrics: "the coke's are in the ice box, the popcorn's on the table."

​When your voice is this strong and full of character even lyrics' like, 'Cupid please hear my cry and let your arrow fly, straight to my lover's heart for me', are somehow passable.

​If you had your hands on the wheel you'd realise the road is wrapping around the edges in front of us, but you like the way the wheel is turning itself.