The Womack Sisters Share New Single, Tease Daptone Debut Album

The Womack Sisters will release their eponymous debut album later this summer ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

A Night Out With Sam Cooke: 'Harlem Square' Turns 50

Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 has been called one of the best live albums ever recorded. But it was shelved for more than 20 years by... A Night Out With Sam Cooke: 'Harlem Square' Turns 50 ...
American Songwriter

3 Eternal Songs by Sam Cooke that Have Stood the Test of Time

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 gravelly and hard or, as in the case of the great soul singer ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Sam Cooke’s career began in Pine Bluff

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 ...
The Root

‘A Change Is Gonna Come’: Why Sam Cooke Worried About Singing It

Singer Sam Cooke wrote one of the most profound songs of the 1960s, but it wasn’t an easy decision for him, NPR’s Arun Rath reports. Suggested Reading JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez’s ‘Love Island ...