Voices ought not be measured by how pretty they are. Instead, they matter only if they convince you that they are telling the ...

One of the great singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was killed 60 years ago this month. It's also the 60th ...

American Singer Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook on 22nd January, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA and passed away on 11th Dec 1964 Hacienda Motel, Los Angeles, California, USA aged 33. He is most ...

Yet in the early hours of this December Monday, Sam Cooke met the most dismal of ends, shot to death in a Los Angeles fleapit motel. Born in 1931 in Mississippi to a pastor father, Cooke had grown up ...

Exploring the early influences of reggae icon Bob Marley, who was inspired to form The Wailers after listening to rock and ...

Here’s one: By the early ‘80s, the session work that was her bread-and-butter as part of the Phil Spector-produced girl group ...

Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson and Melba Moore discuss the history of the Harlem landmark "where stars are born and legends ...

Sam Cooke's iconic song 'A Change is Gonna Come' became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, speaking to the struggles of Black Americans, echoing Cooke's own feeling sparked by a 1963 ...

Writer(s): Sam Cooke, Everton Bonner, John Christopher Taylor Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com ...

The Jam played their last gig; Aretha Franklin made her New York stage debut; Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No. 1 on ...

The musical journey of local singer J.Paul, who wowed "The Voice's" judges with his high vocal register, is just beginning.