When it comes to singing voices, there are many reasons to listen closer to a certain one. Perhaps it's smooth and luxurious, perhaps its gravely and hard or, as in the case of the great soul singer ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH - Carla Cooke, daughter of legendary R&B crooner, Sam Cooke will present the songs of her father at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club on Friday, July 1. Seacoastonline had the opportunity to sit ...

There was a time when Wil Portis dreamed of being the next Sam Cooke. That wasn't in the cards for the small-town kid from Calvert, whose one shot at the big time is lost to history. Portis recorded ...

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 ...

Sam Cooke the 1950s-1960s pop and gospel star behind "Wonderful World," "Chain Gang" and "A Change Is Gonna Come" is still here, in a sense. Though born in Mississippi, Sam spent his formative years ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Sam Cooke has ...

Bradd Marquis bears more than a resemblance to the late Sam Cooke. Before he walked on to the Baum Walker stage at the Walton Arts Center last night, a video introduced the audience to Mr. Marquis, a ...

One of the pioneering businessmen behind rock 'n' roll has died. Art Rupe founded Specialty Records, the label that launched the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke and helped make R&B popular ...