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Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message
On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation Sam Cooke dined with friends at Martoni’s restaurant, the Los Angeles hangout of Hollywood A-listers and those that fed off them, flagrantly ...
Sam Cooke wrote ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ because of an incident in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Sam Cooke has been called the most famous soul singer in history. During the Civil Rights ...
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How an NC civil rights protest inspired Sam Cooke to write 3rd greatest song of all time
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 ...