A few years ago, I was at a party for a friend’s kid. In the midst of a brief lull, my friend April dramatically waved me back into the kitchen to whisper a secret. The huge secret? She finds ...

JACKSON, Miss. - More than 40 years after his tragic, violent death, Sam Cooke is still known as the legendary soul and gospel singer who penned "A Change is Gonna Come," which found a new audience ...

Merry Clayton is returning to her gospel roots with her first new album in decades. The Grammy Award-winning vocal powerhouse, who sang with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones classic “Gimme Shelter” ...

Rarely has the manner of a man’s demise been so unbefitting of their life. On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation ...

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 ...