Samuel G. "Sam" Gooden (born on September 2, 1934 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer. He is best known for being an original member of the successful group The Impressions from its beginnings as The Roosters in the 1950s. Gooden and the group are still recording and performing. He was inducted with the group in 1991 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He can be seen with original Impressions members Fred Cash and the late Curtis Mayfield (via archive footage) in the group's first-ever extended interview in the 2008 DVD Movin On Up - The Message and The Music of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions.
