Singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, and Soul pioneer Sam Cooke was born on this day in 1931. In the summer of 1964, a few months before his death in December, Sam Cooke began a residency at Club Harlem in Atlantic City, New Jersey. While there, he developed a close relationship with dancer Betty Jo Spyropulos, pictured with Cooke in this photo.
Photographic print of Sam Cooke and Betty Jo Spyropulos at Club Harlem
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Sam Cooke and an unidentified woman seated at the bar at Club Harlem in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His right hand is around her waist and they are both smoking cigarettes.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sam Cooke, American, 1931 - 1964
- Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986
- Betty Jo Spryopulos, American
- Date
- 1963-1964
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- portraits
