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 ...

Dr. Hook turned Sam Cooke’s “Only Sixteen” into a beloved 1975 hit that still resonates.

A song released in 1964 has gone on to be recognized as one of the most important recordings in music history. Related: 1977 No. 1 Hit Ranked in 'Greatest Songs of All Time' Became a Haunting Anthem ...

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, ...

Sam Cooke spent less than a decade turning himself from a gospel singer into one of the biggest stars in American music. Read ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Listen 8:35 Fifty years ago this week, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1964, Sam Cooke's iconic anthem "A Change Is Gonna Come" became a song of revolution and protest for generations to come. More ...

British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens was one of the most acclaimed musical artists during the 1970s. But while his classic albums, such as 1970's "Tea for the Tillerman" and, in what may have been ...

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 ...

On June 14, he’ll pay tribute to Cooke with a show called The Music of Sam Cooke: King of Soul at the Charleston Music Hall. Marquis and his band, who dress in period-appropriate 1950s and early ’60s ...