According to one of his most popular songs, Sam Cooke didn’t know much about history. However, history proves the legend to ...
Cooke wrote the song in response to Bob Dylan’s hit ... “Elvis believed that there was a sense in the music industry that Sam was getting too powerful and had to be stopped, which echoed ...
Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, is launching a digital lottery ...
(KTAL/KMSS) — Sam Cooke has been called ... from gospel to soul and R&B music. Cooke’s transition into R&B was wildly ...
Sam Cooke, a soul music icon who died 60 years ago this week, wrote the first draft of one of his most famous songs, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” while sitting on a bus in Durham. That’s ...
Performing Arts Fort Worth will host a five-person panel at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at New Fellowship Church of Fort Worth to discuss ...
This free community event inspired by The Music of Sam Cooke will examine the iconic sound of the King of Soul, the era in which he lived and his cultural impact. Attendees will hear from a panel ...
The song’s amenable handling of a contentious topic was evidence of Cooke’s nous in appealing ... that there was a sense in the music industry that Sam was getting too powerful and had to ...
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 ...