Legendary soul artist Sam Cooke got his start performing with the Soul Stirrers in Pine Bluff. Samuel Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was born on Jan. 22, 1931, in Clarksdale, Miss., to ...

Guest conductor Markus Poschner conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with violin soloist Charles Yang, at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Nov. 29, 2024. Sylvia Elzafon / Dallas Symphony Orchestra ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Join Performing Arts Fort Worth & Sheran Goodspeed Keyton for a panel discussion examining the music of the King of Soul Sam Cooke, the era in which he lived and performed, and his relevance to modern ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sam Cooke’s anthem “A Change is Gonna Come” was released in 1964 as racial tensions were at an all time high — especially in the South. Black people were risking their lives ...

In July 2004, I went on a nine-day driving and reporting tour of Mississippi. On my itinerary was a pilgrimage to the house in Clarksdale where Sam Cooke was born. Cooke has been an obsession of mine ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - KTBS is celebrating 70 years by remembering the stories shared through the years, including the arrest of singer Sam Cooke in Shreveport on Oct. 8, 1963. Sam Cooke was a hit the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Sam Cooke has ...