When it comes to singing voices, there are many reasons to listen closer to a certain one. Perhaps it's smooth and luxurious, perhaps its gravely and hard or, as in the case of the great soul singer ...

Soul fans woke up Friday to find four Sam Cooke titles had been converted to the Dolby Atmos audio format for the first time ever. Developed by Dolby Laboratories in 2012, the technology represents a ...

Terius Youngdell Nash, who works under the pseudonym The-Dream, has written pop smashes for Britney Spears “Me Against the Music,” Rihanna “Umbrella,” Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and ...

Sam Cooke: Legend is a documentary film that centers around the life of Sam Cooke. For the unversed, Sam Cooke is a legendary musical artist and civil rights activist who became a musical sensation by ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)— Sam Cooke has been called the most famous soul singer in history. During the Civil Rights Movement, he was loved by both Black and Caucasian communities. But did you know ...

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 ...

This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 10, 2022. Find that audio here. In the summer of 2015, you could tune into Top 40 radio and hear a sound straight out of the ‘50s: rich, twangy guitar, a slow ...