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Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke Legend Abkco 2021 With a running time of seventy minutes, the documentary on singer/composer/producer Sam Cooke is far shorter than the bonus material included on the DVD of Legend. But in ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Sam Cooke Getting Biopic Treatment (Exclusive)

Producer Romeo Antonio hopes to shine a new light on the hows and whys of the singer-songwriter's death. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer The story of Sam Cooke, the soulful singer-songwriter behind ...
People

Why Mystery Still Shrouds Singer Sam Cooke's Shooting Death Nearly 60 Years Later

Regina King’s new film One Night in Miami raises questions about the soul legend’s 1964 murder in a Los Angeles motel Guests at the three-dollar-a-night Hacienda Motel didn't notice the shots that ...
Decider

‘ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke’ Sets Record Straight On Legendary Soul Singer

Popular music is filled with tragic “what ifs?” The list of musicians who died too soon is long and one can’t help to wonder what wonderful music we might have heard had such figures as Robert Johnson ...
Thy Black Man on MSN

5 Timeless Sam Cooke Love Songs You Must Hear in 2025.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have left a lasting impact on the world of music like Sam Cooke. Dubbed the “King of Soul,” ...
The New Yorker

The Unlikely Story of “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Half a century ago, on March 7, 1965, state troopers knocked down, gassed, and beat a number of men and women who were participating in a peaceful march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. That same ...
WGNO

Sam Cooke wrote ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ because of an incident in Shreveport

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...
Los Angeles Times

The devil and Mr. Cooke

Charles R. Cross is the author of "Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix." ON Dec. 11, 1964, Sam Cooke suffered one of the more bizarre deaths in show business history. At 3 that morning, ...

Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message

Rarely has the manner of a man’s demise been so unbefitting of their life. On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation ...
PBS

Sam Cooke: Legend

This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke. This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his ...
WKRG

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 Movement, he was loved by both Black and Caucasian communities. But did you know ...