Sam Cooke was born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was one of eight children of Charles Cook Sr., a Baptist minister. When Sam sang as a little boy in church, everyone made note that his voice had "something special". He sang in church and in local gospel choirs until a group called the Highway Q.C.'s asked him to sing with them at various venues. By the time he reached 20, Sam's voice was a finely honed instrument and he was noted for bringing the spirit up in churchgoers.When S...
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Sam Cooke Soundtracks
Known for
Filmography: Sam Cooke songs
Buy Discography: 
| Play | Soundtrack | Movie/Serie | Type | Buy song | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring It On Home To Me | Adventures in Babysitting | composer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | Dragonfly Boy | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Lindenstraße | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Rock & Chips | performer | |||
| Wonderful World | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Animal House | writer | |||
| You Send Me | American Pop | performer | |||
| You Send Me | Sweet Dreams | writer | |||
| Ain't That Good News | American Masters | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home To Me | Infected | performer | |||
| BRING IT ON HOME TO ME | Gerald's Game | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | Rock & Chips | performer | |||
| Cupid | Dancing with the Stars | performer | |||
| Cupid | Hollywood's Leading Ladies with David Sheehan | writer | |||
| Good Times | Godfather of Harlem | performer | |||
| Nothing Can Change This Love | Sylvie's Love | performer | |||
| Only Sixteen | Todd's Pop Song Reviews | writer | |||
| That's Where It's At | Green Lantern | writer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | The Jerry Lewis Show | writer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Innerspace | writer | |||
| What a Wonderful World | Roman Za'ir | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | My Name Is Earl | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Mafia III | performer | |||
| Wonderful World | Unspeakable | performer | |||
| You Send Me | Good Old Days Part II | writer | |||
| You Send Me | Sylvie's Love | writer | |||
| (What a) Wonderful World | Saturday Night Live | writer | |||
| A Change is Gonna Come | Independent Lens | writer | |||
| Bad Boy Having a Party | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | writer | |||
| BLUE MOON | An American Werewolf in London | performer | |||
| Cupid | Valentine's Day | writer | |||
| How Far Am I from Canaan | Respect | performer | |||
| Shake | Upp till kamp | writer | |||
| Shake | Pornography in Denmark: A New Approach | writer | |||
| SOOTHE ME | The Blues Brothers | writer | |||
| Summertime | Girl in a Band | performer | |||
| That's Where It's At | The Good House | writer | |||
| You Send Me | The High Note | writer | |||
| (What A) Wonderful World | Breathless | writer | |||
| (What a) Wonderful World | Game Boys | performer | |||
| (What a) Wonderful World | Hitch | performer | |||
| (What a) Wonderful World | Otto - Der Neue Film | writer | |||
| (What A) Wonderful World | The Neighbors | performer | |||
| (What A) Wonderful World | Inherent Vice | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | American Idol: The Search for a Superstar | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Eli Stone | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Familjen Babajou | performer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | The Roseanne Show | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Ali | writer | |||
| A CHANGE IS GONNA COME | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | performer | |||
| A Change is Gonna Come | Malcolm X | performer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Talk to Me | performer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | The Roseanne Show | writer | |||
| A Change is Gonna Come | Uncle Howard | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | writer | |||
| Bring It on Home to Me | The X Factor | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home To Me | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | performer | |||
| Bring It On Home To Me | Martinez and Lucero's Infected | performer | |||
| Bring It On Home To Me | The Good House | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | Happy Families | performer | |||
| CHAIN GANG | She's Having a Baby | performer | |||
| Chain Gang | The Flamingo Kid | performer | |||
| Chain Gang | Derrick J's Victimless Crime Spree | performer | |||
| Chain Gang | Atlanta | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| Cupid | Mr. Bean | performer | |||
| CUPID | Innerspace | performer | |||
| CUPID | The Siege of Jadotville | writer | |||
| Frankie and Johnny | Frankie and Johnny Are Married | performer | |||
| Good Times | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| I'll Come Running Back to You | Blood Ties | performer | |||
| It's All Right | In the Tall Grass | writer | |||
| Jesus Be a Fence Around Me | Clouds | writer | |||
| Mean Old World | Going in Style | performer | |||
| Mean Old World | The Vietnam War (2017) {Riding the Tiger | performer | |||
| Ol' Man River | The Steve Allen Show | performer | |||
| One More Time | Cracked | performer | |||
| Pilgrim Of Sorrow | Harry Benson: Shoot First | performer | |||
| Run Away | Les roseaux sauvages | writer | |||
| Summertime | Sylvie's Love | performer | |||
| That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On | Dancing with the Stars | performer | |||
| Twistin' The Night Away | Crime Story | performer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Animal House | performer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Beat Shazam | writer | |||
| Twisting the Night Away | Rock & Chips | performer | |||
| Twisting The Night Away | The Green Hornet | performer | |||
| Unchained Melody | Bumblebee | performer | |||
| Win Your Love for Me | Pay It Forward | performer | |||
| Wonderful World | The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle | performer | |||
| Wonderful World | Frau Müller muss weg! | performer | |||
| You Gotta Move | Pay It Forward | performer | |||
| You Send Me | The Holiday | writer | |||
| You Send Me | Soul Music Festival: Part 5 | writer | |||
| You Send Me | Valentine in the Vineyard | writer | |||
| You Send Me | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| (Ain't That) Good News | Soul Kitchen | performer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Canadian Idol | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | The X Factor | writer | |||
| Ain't That Good News | The Best of Bandstand: The Superstars | performer | |||
| Another Saturday Night | Mafia III | performer | |||
| Bad Boy / Having a Party | House Party | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | Canadian Idol | writer | |||
| Bring It on Home to Me | Ali | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | Mafia III | performer | |||
| Chain Gang | Mafia III | performer | |||
| Cupid | True Love | writer | |||
| Cupid | Mr Bean: Blind Date | performer | |||
| Cupid | The Brontes at the BBC | writer | |||
| Good News | The Best of Bandstand: The Superstars | performer | |||
| Good Times | Shindig! | writer | |||
| HAVING A PARTY | That's Life! | performer | |||
| HOLD ON, I'M COMIN' | The Blues Brothers | writer | |||
| Hold On, I'm Comin' | Mafia III | writer | |||
| I'm Alright | The Secret Life of Bees | writer | |||
| I'm Gonna Forget About You | Mafia III | performer | |||
| Love Song from Houseboat (Almost in Your Arms) | Houseboat | performer | |||
| Nothing Can Change This Love | By the Sea | performer | |||
| Only Sixteen | Alone with Dennis Locorriere | writer | |||
| Only Sixteen | Dennis Locorriere: The Unique Voice of Dr. Hook - Hits and History Tour Live | writer | |||
| Put Me Down Easy | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| Shake | Hollywood a Go Go | writer | |||
| Shake | The Wire | performer | |||
| Shake | Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style | writer | |||
| Sticks and Stones | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Take Me For What I Am | Mafia III | writer | |||
| Tennessee Waltz | Shindig! | performer | |||
| That's Heaven To Me | Heaven | performer | |||
| That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On | 20 to 1 | performer | |||
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | Fun with Dick and Jane | performer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Britain's Got More Talent | performer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Granite Flats | performer | |||
| Wonderful World | Hollywood a Go Go | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Nagoya senkyaku banrai | writer | |||
| You Send Me | The Vampire Diaries | writer | |||
| You Send Me | Bates Motel | performer | |||
| (Don't Fight It) Feel It | Ali | writer | |||
| (What A) Wonderful World | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | writer | |||
| (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD | Witness | writer | |||
| A Change Is Going to Come | Sharp Objects | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Britain's Got More Talent | performer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Britain's Got Talent | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Lorraine | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | The Voice UK | writer | |||
| A Change is Gonna Come | The Voice | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | The West Wing | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Daddy's Little Girls | writer | |||
| A Change is Gonna Come | The Gods of Wheat Street | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | The Voice Kids | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Good Morning Britain | writer | |||
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Big Little Lies | writer | |||
| A Change is Goona Come | The Dellany Journey | writer | |||
| Ain't That Good News | The Graham Kennedy Show | writer | |||
| Ain't That Good News | The Graham Kennedy Show | writer | |||
| Ain't That Good News | The Graham Kennedy Show | writer | |||
| Ain't That Good News? | This Is Tom Jones | writer | |||
| Another Saturday Night | Cat Stevens: Majikat | writer | |||
| Another Saturday Night | The Go!! Show | writer | |||
| Blowing in the Wind | Shindig! | performer | |||
| Bring It Home to Me | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home / You Send Me (Live) | Pop Gold | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home To Me | 90210 | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | Eastbound & Down | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | Parenthood | performer | |||
| Bring It on Home to Me | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | The Voice | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home To Me | 11.22.63 | performer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | This Is Us | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home to Me | Ozark | performer | |||
| Bring It on Home to Me | The Kelly Clarkson Show | writer | |||
| Bring It On Home/You Send Me (Live) | Pop Gold | writer | |||
| Chain Cang | Happy Families | performer | |||
| Chain Gang | Moonlighting | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | Rags to Riches | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | Cadence | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | Full House | writer | |||
| Chain Gang | Beat Shazam | performer | |||
| Cupid | The Greek Tycoon | writer | |||
| Don't Know Much | What If...? | writer | |||
| Havin' A Party | Between the Lines | writer | |||
| Having a Party | The Playboy Club | writer | |||
| Having A Party | To Tell the Truth | writer | |||
| Having a Party | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo | Shindig! | performer | |||
| It's All Right | Ali | writer | |||
| Jesus Be A Fence Around Me | Fences | writer | |||
| Jesus Wash Away My Troubles | One Night in Miami | writer | |||
| Kaunis maailma | Tuttu juttu | writer | |||
| King of the World (Live) | Lorraine | writer | |||
| Let It Be Me/Bring It On Home To Me | The Sonny and Cher Show | writer | |||
| Lucille | Shindig! | performer | |||
| Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | The Muppet Show | composer | |||
| Nothing Can Change This Love | Scandal | composer | |||
| Nothing Can Change This Love | 11.22.63 | performer | |||
| Nothing Can Change This Love | Night Sky | writer | |||
| Only Sixteen | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Only Sixteen | The Old Grey Whistle Test | writer | |||
| Shake | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Shake | Blue Money | writer | |||
| Somebody Have Mercy | Ali | writer | |||
| Soothe Me | Rock for Afrika | writer | |||
| Sugar Dumpling | Shindig! | writer | |||
| Sweet Soul Music | Miami Vice | writer | |||
| Sweet Soul Music | Rampe & Naukkis - Kaikkien aikojen superpari | writer | |||
| Sweet Soul Music | Talk to Me | writer | |||
| Sweet Soul Music | The Dukes of September Live at Lincoln Center | writer | |||
| Sweet Soul Music | The In Crowd | writer | |||
| The Chain Gang | Married with Children | writer | |||
| The Chain Gang | Married with Children | writer | |||
| The Gang's All Here | Muhammad Ali: The Greatest | performer | |||
| The Girl from Ipanema | Shindig! | performer | |||
| The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love a Cherry) | The Jerry Lewis Show | performer | |||
| This little light of mine | The Big C | performer | |||
| Trouble in Mind | Crazy as Hell | composer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Atop the Fourth Wall | composer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | Idols! | writer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | The Steagle | writer | |||
| Twistin' the Night Away | The Umbrella Academy | writer | |||
| Twisting the Night Away | Ali | writer | |||
| Twisting The Night Away | The Wrecking Crew | performer | |||
| Twisting the Night Away | The Greek Tycoon | writer | |||
| Twisting The Night Away | The Wrecking Crew! | performer | |||
| What a Wonderful World | Top of the Pops | writer | |||
| What a Wonderful World | Roman Za'ir | writer | |||
| Wonderful World | Cuéntame | writer | |||
| You Send Me | American Idol: The Search for a Superstar | writer | |||
| You Send Me | Ali | writer | |||
| You Send Me | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | writer | |||
| You Send Me | The Buddy Holly Story | writer |