Sam Cooke – $650,000
There was more to Sam Cooke than his career as a businessman and musician! Mind you, he was a songwriter as well. His amazing voice and musical prowess earned him the nickname, “King of Soul.” He had been very young when he started to sing. He joined The Soul Stirrers but eventually started his own solo career. Did you know that he helped Al Green, Billy Preston, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and Bobby Womack with their careers? He also helped boost the popularity of Otis Redding and James Brown. According to Bruce Eder of AllMusic, Sam Cooke was the “inventor” of the soul genre.
Sam Cooke – $650,000
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