Tune in for a tribute to the man who melded gospel, soul and pop in music and life, Sam Cooke. We’ll follow the singer from Clarksdale to Chicago and from the church to the Copa as he revolutionized gospel music with the Soul Stirrers and then secular music with self-penned hits “You Send Me,” “Change is Gonna Come,” and more. Plus an hour of the musical roots and branches of Sam Cooke.
Today is Sam Cooke’s 90th birthday. Celebrate his life by checking out Sam Cooke: Legend, the Grammy Award winning feature documentary from ABKCO Films, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Listen to our show in tribute to him here.
You can also hear songs and stories about Sam Cooke in this week’s show.
