The Two Killings of Sam Cooke, which debuted Feb. 8, features riveting insights from family, friends, journalists and academics as well as archival footage.

Actor (and narrator of Sam Cooke: Crossing Over) Danny Glover discusses the first time he heard Sam Cooke’s music, the social context in which Sam released his records, and the collective ...

In a 1960 interview that's incorporated into the documentary, Sam recalled a time that he missed an engagement in Georgia because he had refused to "sit in a Jim Crow bus".

Cooke began in the church, singing with the Soul Stirrers, his move to perform the "Devil’s Music" a further splitting of his persona in two. He then moved through the studio system, trying to achieve ...

Cooke’s family did the interviews with hopes that the book will become the material for a movie that does for Sam Cooke what “Ray” did for Ray Charles, L.C. Cooke said.

The story of how Sam Cooke became a musical success story is the subject of a new book by music historian Peter Guralnick, Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. In his account, Guralnick details ...

The significance of Sam Cooke's imprimatur became undeniable by the end of 1963. Having had the now-iconic likes of Aretha Franklin as an opening act on one of his tours (the most charming of the ...

Thankfully, in the decades since his death, Sam Cooke’s legacy has far transcended his ignominious passing. Wolff cites Cooke as the great-grandfather of today’s industry-savvy conscious rappers.

Cooke's family did the interviews with hopes that the book will become the material for a movie that does for Sam Cooke what "Ray" did for Ray Charles, L.C. Cooke said.

Watch as Richard chats with Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., who stars as Sam Cooke in Kemp Powers' new big screen adaptation of One Night in Miami. The film is now available to stream on Prime Video.

Biographer Peter Guralnick's new book is Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. Guralnick follows the life of rhythm and blues legend Sam Cooke from his roots in gospel music through his ...