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 ...

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 ...

Sam Cooke the 1950s-1960s pop and gospel star behind "Wonderful World," "Chain Gang" and "A Change Is Gonna Come" is still here, in a sense. Though born in Mississippi, Sam spent his formative years ...

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 ...

“Voices ought not be measured by how pretty they are. Instead, they matter only if they convince you that they are telling the truth.” — Sam Cooke *This week marks the 60th anniversary of the death of ...

Editor’s Note: Don Wilcock is currently writing his memoirs, looking back at 51 years starting with Sounds from The World, a column he wrote for “grunts” in the rice patties of Vietnam in what was ...

The legacy of musical trailblazer Sam Cooke will take center stage with a panel discussion and concert this month. Performing Arts Fort Worth will host a five-person panel at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at New ...