Gospel singer turned enormous crossover success, the pop sheen on much of his work could never hide the passion beneath. Cooke had his first No. 1 pop hit in 1957 with "You Send Me." Future star Lou Rawls was a member of Cooke's gospel act, the Soul Stirrers. The circumstances behind Cooke's 1964 death have always been mysterious. Cooke's "Night Beat" is one of the greatest soul and vocal albums of all time.

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