The British band Fine Young Cannibals seemingly disappeared at the height of success -- a double-platinum album and ...

People interested in donating to the Oldies Preservation Society or volunteering with KOOL 89.5 FM can leave a message at the following phone number: (833) JOIN-OPS The demise of Cheney jazz station, ...

When Sam Cooke recorded “A Change Is Gonna Come” in 1964, he gave the world more than a song, he offered something that has carried through the decades. The lyrics, rooted in his own experiences and ...

Legendary R&B and soul singer Bobby Womack is known as much for his scandalous love life as he is for his catalog of hit songs. He shocked the music world when he married Barbara Cooke, the widow of ...

Singer-songwriter-musician Bobby Womack grew up in Cleveland, Ohio singing with his five brothers. Starting as the gospel group the Womack Brothers, they eventually changed their name to the ...

In 1964, Sam Cooke‘s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” became a song of revolution and protest for generations to come. More than three decades later, the powerful ballad is being reimagined as a ...

The family of iconic musician Sam Cooke, who sang the civil rights anthem "A Change Is Gonna Come," among many other hit songs, is keeping his legacy alive with a new picture book. Cooke's ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Soul music fans are in for a treat on Sept. 13 when Beau Williams brings his Tribute to Sam Cooke to the historic Strand Theatre. The show begins at 7 p.m. Williams, known for his ...

Less than a month after WGBW ended its “Maino and the Mayor” morning show, the Civic Media radio station has switched from its news/talk format to oldies music. The Green Bay station at 97.9 FM and ...

On June 14, he’ll pay tribute to Cooke with a show called The Music of Sam Cooke: King of Soul at the Charleston Music Hall. Marquis and his band, who dress in period-appropriate 1950s and early ’60s ...

Ashley Cooke is not the type to take things for granted. When she logs on to Zoom to chat, she’s calling from a tour bus, en route to an evening show with Kane Brown. The country singer-songwriter ...

During an emotional episode of “American Idol” that featured seven tender Mother’s Day tributes, contestant Jamal Roberts chose to honor his late stepmother with her favorite song: “A Change Is Gonna ...