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Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Sam LoPresti once killed a dolphin with basically a shiv, to feed 28 of his shipmates who were stranded on a lifeboat for 42 days, after a German torpedo took out their ship. They cooked the meat in a bucket full of kerosene soaked rags. Hockey players, man...

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After 9/11 broadcasting giant iHeartMedia told 1200 radio stations that they shouldn't play 165 songs including John Lennon's "Imagine" or Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World"

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1. After starting his recording career in Motown, Marvin changed his name from Marvin Gay to Marvin Gaye adding the 'e' to separate himself from his father, end all gossip concerning his sexuality, and also in admiration of his idol, Sam Cooke, who also added an 'e' to his last name.

2. Sam Cooke was moved "Blowin' in the Wind" was written by a white man, and he felt ashamed he hadn't written something like it himself, so he wrote "A Change is Gonna Come"

3. Wally Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, was the first African-American talent agent at William Morris. There, he represented artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and Sam Cooke. He attracted clients by sending them chocolate chip cookies along with an invitation to visit him.

4. Tommy Tedesco, "the most recorded guitarist in history". Ever listen to: the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, the Everly Brothers, the Association, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Zappa, Cher, or Frank Sinatra? Then you've heard his work.

5. King of Soul' Sam Cooke's widow married R&B singer Bobby Womack. Cooke's daughter Linda married Cecil Womack, Bobby's brother. Linda Womack (née Cooke) was her own aunt.

6. Legendary singer Sam Cooke was shot and killed by an overnight motel manager. It was ruled a "justifiable homicide" but some supporters claim a conspiracy.

7. Just 3 months after Sam Cooke's death, his protégée Bobby Womack married Cooke's widow. Womack claimed he went to her side to console her following Cooke's death. In 1970, they divorced after she found out that he had an affair with his teenage stepdaughter, daughter of Sam Cooke and Barbara.

8. Har Mar Superstar's "Lady You Shot Me!" is a reference to Sam Cooke's famous last words.

9. Hal Blaine, a session drummer for the "Wrecking Crew," played on records for Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, (etc). He has played on 40 #1 hits and 150 top 10 hits.