Sam Cooke’s song “A Change is Gonna Come” has been an anthem of the civil rights era since the ‘60s. Now, a video of guest ...

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 ...

Guest conductor Markus Poschner conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with violin soloist Charles Yang, at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Nov. 29, 2024. The soulful melody and message of Sam ...

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 ...

Exploring the incredible legacy left by the defiant performer and songwriter Nina Simone, particularly her 1966 song 'Four Women', which typified the era.

“Each one does a different job,” says Oberman. “The Sam Cooke song is about civil rights. ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ is about ecology and the planet. Aretha’s song is about freedom of ...

Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page took heavy inspiration from the world of American blues music, but one classic track also drew from soul sensation Wilson Pickett.

But more important than that was that it was during the period of the Civil Rights Movement ... we were never big and famous, as was Sam Cooke or Lou Rawls with the Pilgrim Travelers and Sam ...

From giving rise to the blues and nurturing some of America’s most creative minds to witnessing some of the most brutal moments of the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi's history is America’s ...