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 ...
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 ...
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 come to be heralded as his magnum opus. Released as a ...
Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Sam Cooke, the greatest soul singer of all time. It also marks roughly 50 years since the release of his greatest song, the civil rights anthem "A ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think of Sam Cooke, you probably think of that satin-smooth voice gliding through classics like “A Change Is Gonna Come” or “Cupid.” But if you dig deeper — really listen ...
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Apparently the folks over at ABKCO Music Inc.-proprietors of the 1960 Sam Cooke smash “Wonderful World” have seen the new Barack Obama ad criticizing John McCain to the catchy tune of the song made ...
When Barack Obama told America late Tuesday night that “a change has come,” the many promises cashed in by those four words included a very specific promise made in 1964 by Sam Cooke. “It’s been a ...
Hear several versions of Sam Cooke's masterpiece, including covers by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding. Though only a modest hit by his standards, Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" became an anthem ...