# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Carla Cooke
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Legendary Sam Cooke is about music, religion, romance, and history. Carla Cooke is the youngest daughter of the Legendary Sam Cooke. Carla’sfuture mirrors the image of her father. Carla crafted her sound in the church similar to her dad. The younger Cooke knows her father’s roots are so deep that Carla has become her own person and connects with her roots through her father’s music. Having her Father, her God Father, Sir Mac Rice, writer of “Cheaper to Keep Her” and “Mustang Sally” and her Uncle Recording Artist LC Cooke as inspirations, motivates the journey she is on as an Artist.

Carla Cooke’s style is diverse in Gospel, Christian, R&B, Soul, Pop and the contemporary sound that embraces today’s culture. Carla has the flavor of longevity that will maintain a fan and consumer base to make hits. With a strong vocal range and warm personality, Carla’s stage presence commands the environment wherever she performs.

Recently Carla recorded two duets on Legendary Blues Artist Joe Louis Walker’s new compilation. He had this to say about Carla as an artist during his interview with Union Leader Newspaper: “I think if there was a star of this record that really makes this whole thing work, it’s Carla Cooke as well as Waddy. I very rarely say this but for the life of me, I can’t figure out why Carla Cooke is not a household name in the way that Natalie Cole is. She is extremely talented, and she has a voice that, once you hear it, you never forget it,”

Carla is currently on Tour with “The Sam Cooke Experience” and has performed on Broadway bringing the music of her Father to audiences with “ That Motown Band”

It was an honor for Carla to be chosen to sing “Walk on By” as a tribute to Dionne Warwick at the 2016 Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.  After her performance at the 2017 R&B Hall of Fame Ceremonywith Gerald Alston of The Manhattans,Billboard stated, “The ceremony’s show-stopping moment was a duet on Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Austin and Cooke’s daughter Carla Cooke”.

Carla Cooke is working on a new composition that will showcase her gifts as a vocalist and composer. Carla Cooke proves that the apple does not fall far from the tree as she gives the listener the raw talent, emotion, beauty and charisma that has her carrying the Cooke family torch musically into the new millennium.

Don’t miss the journey Carla will take you on with her performances.
https://youtu.be/ap93VCshXjA
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/buford/carla-cooke/200029684175712
- **Event Categories**: art, music, entertainment, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.bufordcommunitycenter.com/event/carla-cooke-on-sale-soon/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=buford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Buford
- **state**: GA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2200 Buford Hwy, Buford, GA, United States, Georgia 30518
- **lat**: 34.1147
- **long**: -83.99632
- **full address**: 2200 Buford Hwy, Buford, GA, United States, Georgia 30518

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Buford Community Center, Town Park & Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/buford-community-center-town-park-and-theatre/7232548)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2200 Buford Hwy, Buford, GA, United States, Georgia 30518
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Buford Community Center, Town Park & Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, music, entertainment, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Carla Cooke ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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