When Sam Cooke topped the US R&B and pop charts on July 11, 1964 with 'Good Times,' he was only 33. Within five months, his ...

Revisiting these songs reminded me why Sam Cooke’s music still matters—not just because of his extraordinary voice, but because of how much heart he poured into every word. In these gospel ...

Sam Cooke, his brother, his wife Barbara, and his manager were at the Holiday Inn on North Market in Shrevert when they were denied lodging based on the color of their skin even though the rooms ...

"At age 9, Sam knew he wasn't going to work for anyone," Marquis narrated before relating that Cooke found his way into a popular gospel group, the Soul Stirrers, in the early 1950s.