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

If you only know Sam Cooke for his immaculate singing voice, you’re missing out on all the most interesting parts of his story. He got his first break in 1950 as the lead singer for gospel ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...