Season 31, Day 4 - "What a Wonderful Quiz"
This season is inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and today's quiz is inspired by Sam Cooke.
Sam Cooke
“A seminal influence on soul music and R&B, with an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed.”
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums: Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963, Portrait of a Legend: 1951-1964
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs: “A Change Is Gonna Come”, “You Send Me”, (What A) Wonderful World”, “Cupid”
Billboard #1 hits: “You Send Me” (1957)
Spotify Top 5:
“(What A) Wonderful World” (“Don’t know much about history, don’t know much biology…”)
“Bring It On Home to Me”
“A Change Is Gonna Come”
“You Send Me”
“Twistin’ the Night Away”
Other notable titles: “Chain Gang,” “Another Saturday Night”
Miscellaneous trivia:
Known as the “King of Soul”
shot and killed in 1964 under mysterious circumstances, ruled a justifiable homicide