Support WBURSam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him'Play08:35Download AudioNPR StaffFebruary 01, 2014 ShareSam Cooke in 1964, performing on the ABC variety show Shindig! just a few months before his death that December. (Getty Images)
Sam Cooke in 1964, performing on the ABC variety show Shindig! just a few months before his death that December. (Getty Images)