Acclaimed vocalist Carla Cooke Hampton has devoted her entire career to keeping alive the music of her late father, Sam Cooke, and his contemporaries. Cooke Hampton's tribute is next up in the Monroe ...

Were you to query a Sam Cooke aficionado as to what the man lauded as the inventor of soul did best, an answer of “singles, naturally” would likely follow. Cooke’s voice belongs on the shortlist of ...

PORTSMOUTH - Carla Cooke, daughter of legendary R&B crooner, Sam Cooke will present the songs of her father at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club on Friday, July 1. Seacoastonline had the opportunity to sit ...

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dion is happy to have the blues and even more happy to share them. He does exactly that on his new album, “Blues With Friends,” which teams him with such longtime Dion fans — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the latest Kellyoke, Kelly Clarkson and My Band Y'all perform a cover of "Trouble Blues" by Sam Cooke.

He has been called the greatest male soul singer ever. While fans of Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye might have something to say about that, there is no question that Sam Cooke is easily in ...