The Life and Times of Sam Cooke. “It became better known after he died. The significance now, I can’t overstate. It’s not even a protest song, that narrows it too much.” Cooke wrote the ...

The young Aretha Franklin thought Sam was so good looking that she used to dress up in her best clothes whenever he appeared on TV. Originally, Cooke was a gospel singer, joining the Soul Stirrers ...

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 ...

Sam Cooke *This week marks the 60 th anniversary ... To Me,” “Havin’ A Party,” “Somebody Have Mercy,” “Good Times,” and “Little Red Rooster.” After seeing a billboard of ...