USA in 1942, this great artist left us in 1999, at only 57 years old. The career of this songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ...

Sam Cook made a little history by bowling his opening delivery at Trent Bridge. He was the first England player to bowl the ...

In the late summer of 1964, the ‘King of Soul’ Sam Cooke took part in a few interviews to promote ... But from the moment he sings the opening line, “I was born by the river…”, the listener is ...

you have probably heard Sam Cooke’s music before. He was an incredibly influential and talented soul artist. There’s a reason why he is often hailed as the King of Soul. The Mississippi-born ...

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Bobby Womack was born on March 4, 1944 in Cleveland ... Their act impressed the group’s lead singer, Sam Cooke, who would eventually help the brothers transition their act from gospel to ...

Moore and Joyce McRae, his wife and manager, called Scottsdale home from 1987 until late 2016, when the couple moved to Florida, where Moore was born and ... much like Sam Cooke before them.

Moore was born in Miami on October 12 ... he was approached to replace Sam Cooke in the Soul Stirrers, but quickly turned down the invitation after seeing a performance by R&B star Jackie Wilson.

Born in 1935 in Miami, Moore grew up singing in churches in the city’s Overtown and Liberty city neighborhood. While friends and family – including fellow soul singer Sam Cooke – encouraged ...

On my itinerary was a pilgrimage to the house in Clarksdale where Sam Cooke was born. Cooke has been an obsession of mine since I was a child. Rummaging through a box of my mother’s and uncle ...