Mark Anthony Neal (T/X: @NewBlackMan)“Nearer to Thee”: The Still Evolving Legacy and Politics of Sam Cooke by Mark Anthony NealAll I knew was that there was something that I heard in the man’s voice. This was me, in the mid-1970s watching TV in our South Bronx…3d ago3
Aoife ChaneyThe Silencing of A Black Friendship: Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Malcolm X & Jim BrownIt is sometimes said that great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss other people. In the 1960’s a…Jan 11, 2021
Master TrainerSam CookeBy Art Garfunkel: Sam Cooke was grounded in a very straightforward singing style: It was pure, beautiful and open-throated,Dec 6Dec 6
Ginger MurrayChange is Gonna Come“I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, and just like the river I’ve been running ever sinceDec 2, 2015Dec 2, 2015
InBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsbySharon Falduto“Twistin’ the Night Away” by Sam CookeWait, is this song queer-coded?Feb 112Feb 112
Mark Anthony Neal (T/X: @NewBlackMan)“Nearer to Thee”: The Still Evolving Legacy and Politics of Sam Cooke by Mark Anthony NealAll I knew was that there was something that I heard in the man’s voice. This was me, in the mid-1970s watching TV in our South Bronx…3d ago3
Aoife ChaneyThe Silencing of A Black Friendship: Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Malcolm X & Jim BrownIt is sometimes said that great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss other people. In the 1960’s a…Jan 11, 2021
Master TrainerSam CookeBy Art Garfunkel: Sam Cooke was grounded in a very straightforward singing style: It was pure, beautiful and open-throated,Dec 6
Ginger MurrayChange is Gonna Come“I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, and just like the river I’ve been running ever sinceDec 2, 2015
InBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsbySharon Falduto“Twistin’ the Night Away” by Sam CookeWait, is this song queer-coded?Feb 112
Sam ScottAnother Side of Sam Cooke: Hits of the ‘50sYou can take Sam Cooke out of soul, but you can’t take the soul out of Sam Cooke.Oct 5, 2021
Nolan CappsEasiest Way to Write a Song“The challenge of creativity is to take an old formula and deploy it in a way your audience has never seen before.”Jan 16
Dan LeyendeckerSam Cooke Gives the Greatest Live Performance of All Time and I Pretend to Be ThereIt’s late at the Harlem Square Club, and the crowd is restless. They’ve waited for hours — and probably the whole working week — to see Sam…Nov 25, 2016
