• Features
  • Reviews
  • New Music
  • Interviews
  • Polls
  • About
  • Search
Menu

Albumism

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Celebrating our love affairs with albums past, present and future

Albumism

  • Features
  • Reviews
  • New Music
  • Interviews
  • Polls
  • About
  • Search

Remembering Sam Cooke Today on the 61st Anniversary of His Passing (December 11, 1964)

December 11, 2025 Albumism Staff

Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Sam Cooke’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: January 22, 1931
Died: December 11, 1964
Biography | Discography (Select Studio & Live Albums):

Songs by Sam Cooke (1957) | Read More
Encore (1958)
Tribute to the Lady (1959)
The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke (1960)
Cooke's Tour (1960)
Hits of the 50's (1960)
Swing Low (1961)
My Kind of Blues (1961)
Twistin' the Night Away (1962)
Mr. Soul (1963)
Night Beat (1963)
Ain't That Good News (1964)
Sam Cooke at the Copa (1964)
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 (1985) | Read More

Add Sam Cooke's records to YOUR collection:

BUY ON AMAZON

As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.

Listen:                

Watch/Listen:

Tags Sam Cooke
← Remembering Frank Sinatra Today, Born 110 Years Ago on December 12, 1915Happy Birthday to Yasiin Bey (f.k.a. Mos Def), Born December 11, 1973 →

Featured
Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Twin feelings of stability and disorientation define the band’s fourth studio affair, with Jeff Tweedy’s singular, yearning voice giving these fifty-one minutes their gravity.

Read more →
Tori Amos’ ‘Strange Little Girls’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Tori Amos’ ‘Strange Little Girls’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Although the seed of ‘Strange Little Girls’ began with songs by men, it’s really in the end, as it always is with Tori Amos, all about the girls.

Read more →
WC And The Maad Circle’s Debut Album ‘Ain’t A Damn Thang Changed’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
WC And The Maad Circle’s Debut Album ‘Ain’t A Damn Thang Changed’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The group’s debut LP may not be the best-known or most acclaimed album of hip-hop’s golden era, but its relevance and impact endure three-and-a-half decades later.

Read more →

Summary Block
This block is invalid. Please check the block settings and try again.
Featured
Aenean eu leo Quam
Aenean eu leo Quam

Quisque iaculis facilisis lacinia. Mauris euismod pellentesque tellus sit amet mollis.

Read more →

©2026 Albumism | All Rights Reserved. Use of any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. The content on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Albumism.