Recorded by Franklin in New York City in 1967 with members of The Swampers, Aretha’s singing transformed the song, which ...

Letra de Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out de Sam Cooke.Once I lived the life of a millionaire, Spending my money honey, ...

UK rocker Sam Fender is an extremely big deal in his homeland. Last month, he won the Mercury Prize for People Watching, the album that he released earlier this year. The day after his big win, Fender ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1964, Sam Cooke‘s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” became a song of revolution and protest for generations to come. More than three decades later, the powerful ballad is being reimagined as a ...

The family of iconic musician Sam Cooke, who sang the civil rights anthem "A Change Is Gonna Come," among many other hit songs, is keeping his legacy alive with a new picture book. Cooke's ...

Two years ago, Sam Barber played a headlining gig for the first time. A year ago, he put the finishing touches on his first full-length record. Today, he’s one of the most in-demand artists in a ...

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 ...

Ashley Cooke waited a while to begin recording music for her next album after her 2023 major-label debut, Shot in the Dark. That project included "Your Place," a vocal-forward heartbreak ballad that ...