Ahead of his death, Sam Cooke had quite the full life. He seemed to be an at least somewhat admirable person. He was married twice, and paid for his ex-wife’s funeral following a fatal traffic ...

“My first introduction to Sam Cooke’s Civil Rights Era classic was hearing it 30 years ago, attached to the iconic Spike Lee film Malcolm X,” Smith says. “Because ‘A Change is Gonna Come ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause ... one of the most pivotal times in American history. From Sam Cooke’s “A ...

To mark Soul Music's exploration of Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come, BBC 6 Music's Craig Charles picks ten of his favourite pivotal protest songs.

Sam Cooke had an impressive thirty American Top 40 hits between 1957 and 1964, then a further three after his death, including the civil rights anthem 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. His tally in ...