Create an account or log in to save stories. "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 60 years ago. Cooke grew up in Chicago where his father was a minister for the Church of ...

These gospel tunes from The Soul Stirrers, one of the most influential Gospel groups of the 20th Century, are like a Bible study all on their own. There are few musical groups that were as influential ...

Sam Cooke: Legend is a documentary film that centers around the life of Sam Cooke. For the unversed, Sam Cooke is a legendary musical artist and civil rights activist who became a musical sensation by ...

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 ...

Sam Cooke, with his gospel-influenced vocals, was one of the first soul superstars and arguably the greatest voice that soul music has ever produced. He blazed the trail for others to follow as he ...

Samuel L. Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an iconic American singer and songwriter, celebrated as one of the most influential figures in the history of soul music. Born on January 22, ...

The movie 'One Night in Miami,' directed by Regina King, imagines the conversations between four Black icons in 1964: Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Malcolm X, on the night of Clay's surprise ...