Nicole Cooke-Johnson opens up about running her late grandfather Sam Cooke’s estate and her role in his enduring legacy. Sam Cooke’s legacy will not be exploited if his granddaughter has anything to ...

Without the late Sam Cooke, there really is no modern R&B. Without his multi-faceted talents as a performer, vocalist, songwriter and behind-the-scenes entrepreneur, it’s difficult to imagine ...

The granddaughter of soul legend Sam Cooke is opening up about the responsibility she feels as head of his estate, and the lengths to which she will go to keep his legacy alive 61 years after his ...

In 1964, Sam Cooke‘s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” became a song of revolution and protest for generations to come. More than three decades later, the powerful ballad is being reimagined as a ...

Sam Cooke was a hugely successful singer in the 1960s, but his tragic death raised serious questions after he was shot and killed in his hotel room in Los Angeles ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Saturday, September 13 at 7 p.m., the historic Strand Theatre will host an evening of music and homage, as renowned gospel-R&B artist Beau Williams leads a heartfelt ...

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. Portis recorded one 45 rpm single in 1962 with the Houston-based ...

Legendary R&B and soul singer Bobby Womack is known as much for his scandalous love life as he is for his catalog of hit songs. He shocked the music world when he married Barbara Cooke, the widow of ...

Four cultural icons, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X gather for a single night in Miami to have a conversation about race, identity, and the fight for civil rights.

SHREVEPORT, La. — Soul music fans are in for a treat on Sept. 13 when Beau Williams brings his Tribute to Sam Cooke to the historic Strand Theatre. The show begins at 7 p.m. Williams, known for his ...