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: Today I Sing The Blues

Interpret:
Sam Cooke
Album:
Encore
Without a warning
 the blues walked in this morning
 And circled rund my lonely room
 I didn't know why I had
 that sad and lonely feeling
 'till my baby called and said it's through
 Yesterday I sang a lovesong
 but today I sing the blues


 I know the explenation
 but that's no constellation
 No matter how your love
 you can lose
 and since I lost
 I rather walk around and worry
 I guess I've walked the darkest avenue


 Yesterday I sang a lovesong
 but today I sing the blues
 Now it strikes me kind of funny
 how life can be this way
 We were lovers last night honey
 but not in love today
 Now it strikes me kind of funny
 how faith can be unfair
 it seems that I'm the one
 to lose in every love affair
 Yes it must be written for me
 That I should be the one to always lose
 Yesterday I sang a lovesong
 but today I sing the blues


 Now it strikes me kind of funny
 how life can be this way
 We were lovers last night honey
 but not in love today
 Now it strikes me kind of funny
 how faith can be unfair
 it seems that I'm the one
 to lose in every love affair
 Yes it must be written for me
 That I should be the one to always lose
 Yesterday I sang a lovesong
 but today I sing the blues