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 its own way, that's fitting ...
Sam Cooke's iconic song 'A Change is Gonna Come' became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, speaking to the struggles of Black Americans, echoing Cooke's own feeling sparked by a 1963 incident at ...
Legendary soul artist Sam Cooke got his start performing with the Soul Stirrers in Pine Bluff. Samuel Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was born on Jan. 22, 1931, in Clarksdale, Miss., to ...
In July 2004, I went on a nine-day driving and reporting tour of Mississippi. On my itinerary was a pilgrimage to the house in Clarksdale where Sam Cooke was born. Cooke has been an obsession of mine ...
This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke. This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his ...
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