NPF officials announced the news on Sunday afternoon saying that Ashley Cooke’s concert has been canceled, “We are deeply disappointed and share our best wishes for Ashley’s quick recovery ...

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

Martinis flowed and Cooke wandered to the bar, where he chatted with industry friends and merrily waved around a wad of $5,000 cash — his take from a recent set of concert dates. Schmitt last ...

A panel discussed the impact of Sam Cooke’s music Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at New Fellowship Church in Fort Worth. Pictured are (from left) are moderator and music professor, consumer Analisa ...

Sam Cooke was born Sam Cook in 1931 and added the ‘e’ at the end in 1957. He sang with the elite gospel ensemble The Soul Stirrers from 1950 to 1956. As a solo artist, he had a run of hit ...

Twist the night away with the stories and music of the King of Soul, Sam Cooke! Singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and civil rights activist, Cooke fused soul and pop, pioneering the sound for ...

here — in alphabetical order and citing when the recording(s) took place — are 50 live albums so good, you may find yourself wanting to quarantine with them even after concerts resume again.

Sam Cooke only lived for 33 years before he was ... In fact, in the past few years, he’s moved away from it during concerts by performing songs live and one of them was “A Change is Gonna ...