Samuel Gooden (September 2, 1934 – August 4, 2022) was an American soul singer. He was best known for being an original member of the successful 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted R&B group The Impressions, from its beginnings as The Roosters in the 1950s. Gooden died of heart attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 4, 2022, at the age of 87. his wife revealed that he had heart attack