Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sam Cooke wrote “A Change is Gonna Come” shortly before his death in 1964. It is considered an anthem of the civil rights movement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A song released in 1964 has gone on to be recognized as one of the most important recordings in music history. Related: 1977 No. 1 ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Illustrator Nikkolas Smith tells PEOPLE he hopes the forthcoming book “can act as a supplement to Mr. Cooke’s timeless anthem for freedom ...

Sam Cooke, a soul music icon who died 60 years ago this week, wrote the first draft of one of his most famous songs, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” while sitting on a bus in Durham. That’s according to ...