Cash Box Magazine, December 19, 1964 

Bertha Franklin (below), manager of the Hacienda motel, told police that she shot
and killed Cooke in self-defense because he had attacked her. The shooting was
ultimately ruled a justifiable homicide. His funeral was held in Chicago at A.R Leak Funeral  Home, where thousands of fans had lined up for over four city blocks to
view his body. Cooke was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, Cal. Some posthumous releases followed, many of which became hits, including "A Change is Gonna Come”, an early protest song that is generally
regarded as his greatest composition.

Bertha Lee Franklin

Joseph A. Wapner, former judge and host of the syndicated television
series "The People’s Court", holds a replica plaque after he received a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on November 12,
2009.

 

Bat Masterson is a Western television series portraying a fictionalized life of the real-
live marshal/gambler Bat Masterson (shown below). The half-hour black and white
series ran on NBC-TV from Wednesday October 8, 1958 to June 1, 1961.

Theme music (“Havens Wray”) composed by David Rose composer

Bat Masterson (November 26, 1853–October 25, 1921)

Hawaii Five-O is a police drama series set in Hawaii. The show was
given the title in honor of Hawaii’s status as the 50th State.The series
originally ran for twelve seasons on CBS from Thursday September
26, 1968 to April 4, 1980 and continues in reruns. The series starred
Jack Lord as state police lead Detective Steve McGarrett. The theme
music for Hawaii Five-O was composed by Morton Stevens and has
been covered by many musicians.