With hits like "You Send Me," Sam Cooke became one of the most popular singers in the country. But by 1964, with the civil rights movement spreading, the singer wanted to send a different message. 50 ...

Any program that exposes new audiences to the greatness of Sam Cooke would have merit, and this "Legends" episode, once you get past Jeffrey Wright's dry narration, is a start-to-finish winner, loaded ...

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 ...

One of the greatest songs of the sixties, "A Change is Gonna Come," was released as a single Christmas week 1964, 50 years ago. Sam Cooke, the man who wrote and sang the song, had died 11 days earlier ...

In honor of the soul legend's 90th birthday, Sam Cooke's granddaughter Nicole Cooke-Johnson tells PEOPLE about the work of keeping his memory alive In honor of what would have been legendary soul ...

Sam Cooke in 1964, performing on the ABC variety show Shindig! just a few months before his death that December. Fifty years ago this week, Sam Cooke strolled into a recording studio, put on a pair of ...

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 ...