Fifty years ago this week, Sam Cooke strolled into a recording studio, put on a pair of headphones, and laid down the tracks for one of the most important songs of the civil rights era. Rolling Stone ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sam Cooke’s anthem “A Change is Gonna Come” was released in 1964 as racial tensions were at an all time high — especially in the South. Black people were risking their lives ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Sam Cooke is more than a name in music history – he is a feeling, a movement, and a voice that has stood the test of time, leaving an everlasting impact on generations. His ability ...

He has been called the greatest male soul singer ever. While fans of Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye might have something to say about that, there is no question that Sam Cooke is easily in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Before Sam Cooke became a household name with hits like You Send Me and A Change Is Gonna Come, he was simply a young man with a velvet voice, raised on gospel, rooted in faith, and ...

In July 2004, I went on a nine-day driving and reporting tour of Mississippi. On my itinerary was a pilgrimage to the house in Clarksdale where Sam Cooke was born. Cooke has been an obsession of mine ...

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... Though only a modest hit by his standards, Sam Cooke's ...

The Music of Sam Cooke starring Bradd Marquis: A fantastic new show depicting the life and music of one of America’s most iconic and talented performers, the Legendary Sam Cooke. A rip-roaring soulful ...

In December 1964, the release of a particularly iconic Sam Cooke song would change the Civil Rights movement and the protest music that served as its backdrop forever—a monumental cultural and sonic ...

Cooke recorded "A Change is Gonna Come" 50 years ago this week. The story of the song is as amazing, and unsettling, as the song itself. Sam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him' Fifty years ago ...