Sam Smith guesses lyrics from their most iconic songs and tells us the meaning behind who and what inspired some of his most beloved tracks. Never Toss a Banana Peel Outside—Here’s Why It’s Such a Big ...

1 1 people viewed this event. Enjoy a trip down memory lane with the man, the music and the legend – A Tribute to Sam Cooke starring Las Vegas entertainer, Mike Majik Boyd. Sam Cooke’s music was ...

When Sam Cooke recorded “A Change Is Gonna Come” in 1964, he gave the world more than a song, he offered something that has carried through the decades. The lyrics, rooted in his own experiences and ...

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 ...

Singer-songwriter-musician Bobby Womack grew up in Cleveland, Ohio singing with his five brothers. Starting as the gospel group the Womack Brothers, they eventually changed their name to the ...

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 ...

Without the template he set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it’s possible we would never have enjoyed those artists. New Jersey’s Bradd Marquis is another artist who Cooke influenced. On June 14, ...