Americký zpěvák původem z Chicaga, vl. jm. Samuel Cook (nar. 1931). Jeho záběr sahal od gospelu, blues a soulu až po swing a rock´n´roll. Od 40. let zpíval gospely, nejprve se svými sourozenci ve sk. Singing Children, později ve sk. Highway...

Píseň: The Wayward Wind

Interpret:
Sam Cooke
Album:
Hits Of The 50's
O, the wayward wind is a restless wind
 Is a restless wind thet yearns to wander
 On the eye was born the next of kin
 The next of kin to the wayward wind


 And a lovely shack by a railroad track
 I spent my younger days
 and I guess the sound of the outward bound
 made me a slave to my wandering days
 and the wayward wind


 O, the wayward wind is a restless wind
 Is a restless wind thet yearns to wander
 On the eye was born the next of kin
 The next of kin to the wayward wind


 I met her there in a border town
 We vowed we'd never part
 tought I tried my best to settle down
 now she's alone with the broken heart


 O, the wayward wind is a restless wind
 Is a restless wind thet yearns to wander
 On the eye was born the next of kin
 The next of kin to the wayward wind