Core News — “Tonight Craig takes a look at the pivotal protest songs in funk & soul. This is to tie in with the first episode of the new series of Radio 4’s Soul Music, which explores Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’. We’ll be taking a look at th... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Gringo StarFrom: Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesA lot of the emails promoting bands that cross my eyeballs are of the standard band x sounds like a cross between band y and band z with the odd genre description thrown in just in case I hadn't got... more info

Chorus.fm — Music Forum: Classic artist of the week — Sam Cooke. The post Classic Artist of the Week: Sam Cooke appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

The Mirror — Kyle Walker and Chris Smalling's ladies look incredible in a series of snaps more info

Rolling Stone — Very few artists in rock history have seen more of their songs covered than Bob Dylan. It began in 1963 when "Blowin' In The Wind" became a standard song recorded by everyone from Peter, Paul and Mary to Sam Cooke and Stevie Wonder. During the next f... more info

Rolling Stone — Minutes before stepping onstage at New York's Beacon Theatre, Leon Bridges is feeling good. He's just taken his usual pre-show shot of Laphroaig whiskey ("Well, a couple of them," he says), and he's pacing backstage in a new custom suit, belting out ... more info

Cross Rhythms — Miami's Surf Gvng getting attention for "Sam Cooke" single more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — As Cleveland prepares for the 2016 Republican National Convention, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is opening a very timely exhibit around rock and politics. "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power & Politics" looks at some of the most important debates in ou... more info

Guardian Music — In support of his new live album, the Arcade Fire member picks a selection of songs performed in front of a live audience, including hypnotic Motown, Prince’s epoch and his grandfather on steel guitarThis is my grandfather playing steel guitar... more info

Said the Gramophone — Sam Cooke - "You Send Me" They fell in love on the telephone. One was an insomniac and even though the other worked early in the morning they'd stay on the phone until four, sometimes six. They'd fall asleep,... more info