Guardian Music — Forum, LondonYou wait years for a Bobby Womack show, and two turn up at once. Unfortunately, that is not as good as it sounds. The 68-year-old soul giant's comeback album, The Bravest Man in the Universe, is one of his best, but it sounds very little... more info

Guardian Music — The soul singer and guitarist reflects on a turbulent career, Janis Joplin's final hours and making his comeback with the help of Damon AlbarnBobby Womack's career began in his teens in Cleveland, Ohio, when Sam Cooke mentored his family band, the Va... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonKurt Elling walks on stage as if he owns it, launches into Come Fly with Me, and the packed audience greet him as if he were the king of jazz singers. Elling's jazz festival set was dominated by numbers from 1619 Broadway,... more info

Impose Magazine — 'A Change Is Gonna Come' is one of Sam Cooke's most ambitious cuts, a widely interpreted civil-rights anthem. It's also the only cover on Rafiq Bhatia's new LP, Yes It Will. It seems the album's title is a response to the statement, the album itself ... more info

Chorus.fm — You can download Chris Farren (*Fake Problems* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fakeproblems)) cover of Sam Cooke's "You Send Me," here (http://www.whatstheruckus.com/2012/08/tracks-chris-farren-fake-problems-you-send-me-sam-cooke/). more info

Guardian Music — Has your suggestion made the playlist this week? Gather your nerves and find outThis week's playlist has been selected by Magicman.• My favourite song title this week was Jetplane Landing's There Is No Real Courage Unless There Is Fear. As commenta... more info

Guardian Music — Aretha Franklin's first London concert in three years is inspirational and intense, writes Tony PalmerLast night, a chunky 5ft 5in 28-year-old Negress called Aretha Franklin, known to her admirers as Lady Soul, stampeded her way through her first Lon... more info

Impose Magazine — I been tryin' to enjoy all the fruits of my labor I been cryin' for you boy but truth is my savior Baby, sweet baby if it's all the same Take the glory any day over the fame - Lucinda Williams There's some sort of fluke wi... more info

Guardian Music — (XL)Artistic rehabilitations have been all the rage for nearly 20 years, ever since Rick Rubin gave Johnny Cash a stack of contemporary songs to cover. These earned the ailing Cash a last hurrah of relevance and prompted a wave of resuscitations, som... more info

Guardian Music — (Independent)Discovering acts from dirt-poor Africa has delivered notable recent albums from, among others, Staff Benda Bilili and Congotronics. The Malawi Mouse Boys, named for the kebabed rodents they sell as snacks, are a rural vocal troupe singin... more info