(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 ...

When it comes to singing voices, there are many reasons to listen closer to a certain one. Perhaps it's smooth and luxurious, perhaps its gravely and hard or, as in the case of the great soul singer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sam Cooke: Legend is a documentary film that centers around the life of Sam Cooke. For the unversed, Sam Cooke is a legendary musical artist and civil rights activist who became a musical sensation by ...

Sam Cooke's “A Change Is Gonna Come” earns the late singer his first hit on two charts this week, doubling the number of rankings it's reached in the U.K. Soul singer Sam Cooke in his office at SAR ...

Without the template he set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it’s possible we would never have enjoyed those artists. New Jersey’s Bradd Marquis is another artist who Cooke influenced. On June 14, ...

According to one of his most popular songs, Sam Cooke didn’t know much about history. However, history proves the legend to be quite impactful in the entertainment industry, the focus of a five-person ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)— Sam Cooke has been called the most famous soul singer in history. During the Civil Rights Movement, he was loved by both Black and Caucasian communities. But did you know ...