Sam Cooke wrote ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ because of an incident in Shreveport
(KTAL/KMSS) — Sam Cooke has been called the most famous ... But did you know that one of Cooke’s most famous songs was ...
KERA News3 天
Fort Worth concert, panel will explore Sam Cooke’s musical and historical impact
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 ...
UPI7 年
Topic: Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke ... the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown. Cooke had 29 top-40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and ...
Raleigh News & Observer1 个月
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 ...
Yahoo1 个月
A 1963 event at a segregated motel in Shreveport inspired this iconic Sam Cooke song
Sam Cooke's iconic song 'A Change is Gonna Come ... and was voted number 12 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.