KnowraSam CookeLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Sam Cooke, each with the reason it gives.All 5Related 4Compared with 1Soul musicRelated: His transition from gospel singing to secular hits became a defining early path into soul.Otis ReddingCompared with: Both singers died young, but Redding’s unfinished final recordings gave his posthumous legacy a distinct shape.Rod StewartRelated: Cooke was a major vocal influence on Stewart's phrasing and singing.A Change Is Gonna ComeRelated: Cooke wrote and recorded the song, drawing on personal experience and the civil rights era.Billy PrestonRelated: Preston performed with Cooke, whose gospel-to-soul path paralleled his own musical roots.