Three Shots Killed the King of Soul - Sam Cooke 1964 | Songs of History

🎵 The Death of Sam Cooke — The Night of December 11, 1964 | Songs of History 3:08 AM. December 11, 1964. Hacienda Motel, $35 a night, South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. The king of soul music is shot three times in the chest by a 55-year-old motel manager. He's 33 years old. He was about to launch his own record label that would have made him the wealthiest black entertainer in America. The police close the case in three days. Sixty years later, the official story still does not add up. This is what we know — and what we don't. 00:00 — Hook 00:08 — Los Angeles, December 11 1964 00:30 — The Song 05:30 — What still doesn't add up 06:00 — Subscribe + Next episode ► SUBSCRIBE for new Songs of History every Tuesday & Friday at 6 PM EST ► Watch the series 'Musical Mysteries': [PLAYLIST LINK] #SamCooke #SoulMusic #TrueCrime #SongsOfHistory #1964