On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation Sam Cooke dined with friends at Martoni ... a proto-Swiftian move that – alongside Berry Gordy’s Motown label – set a music empire ...

According to one of his most popular songs, Sam Cooke didn’t know much about history ... “He was the forerunner before Motown,” Babatunda said. “He had a vision that was carried on ...