On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation Sam Cooke dined with friends at Martoni’s restaurant, the Los Angeles ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Before Sam Cooke became a household name with hits like You Send Me and A Change Is Gonna Come, he was simply a young man with a velvet voice, raised on gospel, rooted in faith ...

On my itinerary was a pilgrimage to the house in Clarksdale where Sam Cooke was born. Cooke has been an obsession of mine since I was a child. Rummaging through a box of my mother’s and uncle ...

In December 1964, the release of a particularly iconic Sam Cooke song would change the Civil Rights movement and the protest music that served as its backdrop forever—a monumental cultural and ...

Yang delivered a heartfelt rendition of Sam Cooke’s classic ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’, accompanying himself with a rhythmic violin part. As the orchestra watched in admiration, Yang brought the 1960s ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sam Cooke’s anthem “A Change is Gonna Come” was released in 1964 as racial tensions were at an all time high — especially in the South. Black people were risking ...

Sam Cooke, a soul music icon who died 60 years ago this week, wrote the first draft of one of his most famous songs, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” while sitting on a bus in Durham. That’s ...

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 ...

The soulful melody and message of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” has resonated with listeners for decades. In 2025, it’s still having a powerful effect with guest violin soloist ...