The Impressions’ Sam Gooden has died, aged 87

Sam Gooden, one of the founding members of legendary Chicago soul outfit The Impressions – and the only member to have stuck with the group for its entire six-decade run – has died at the age of 87.
The news of Gooden’s passing was confirmed by his daughter, Gina Griffin, who said (as reported by the Associated Press) that her father was surrounded by family when he died peacefully on Thursday (August 4) in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was less than a month away f