Sam Cooke wrote “A Change is Gonna Come” shortly before his death in 1964. It is considered an anthem of the civil rights movement. Sam Cooke, a soul music icon who died 60 years ago this week, wrote ...

Sam Cooke in 1964, performing on the ABC variety show Shindig! just a few months before his death that December. Fifty years ago this week, Sam Cooke strolled into a recording studio, put on a pair of ...

Though only a modest hit by his standards, Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" became an anthem of the 1960s civil rights movement, and would... Sam Cooke's Swan Song of Protest Sam Cooke's Swan Song ...

Sam Cooke doesn't know a lot about a good many subjects, and that's fine. Knowing what you don't know is the first step toward learning -- or asking for help. Or just not doing something. There's no ...

There are many reasons why Sam Cooke is considered today to be one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Perhaps the one that stands out the most is just how effortless the man’s sound was. It ...