Nicole Cooke-Johnson admitted that running the “Cupid” singer’s estate “can be difficult,” as she knows just how important it ...

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 ...

This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke. This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his ...

The familiar cliche is that Chicago’s international reputation rests primarily on three features: roaring ’20s gangsters typified by Al Capone, machine politics and Michael Jordan. But were there any ...

Rarely has the manner of a man’s demise been so unbefitting of their life. On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation ...

Regina King’s new film One Night in Miami raises questions about the soul legend’s 1964 murder in a Los Angeles motel Guests at the three-dollar-a-night Hacienda Motel didn't notice the shots that ...

Charles R. Cross is the author of "Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix." ON Dec. 11, 1964, Sam Cooke suffered one of the more bizarre deaths in show business history. At 3 that morning, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have left a lasting impact on the world of music like Sam Cooke. Dubbed the “King of Soul,” ...

Ed Gordon talks to music journalist Peter Guralnick, whose new book charts the life and tragic death of soul music icon Sam Cooke. Mr. SAM COOKE (Singing) Oh, Jesus... Back-Up Singers: (Singing) He ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a monumental artifact of soul—one of the best live ...