Stereogum — The legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert has had one hell of a life in music. Consider: This guy co-wrote “Wonderful World” for Sam Cooke, and he did that 64 years ago. In the ’60s, Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, his big band, sold a whole lot of ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rupe founded Specialty Records, which helped establish the L.A. music industry and jump-started careers of Little Richard and a gospel-era Sam Cooke. more info

Detroit Free Press — His voice is reminiscent of Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, and his musical influences are all over the place. Son Little hits the Magic Bag on Thursday.             more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Chasing Pavements" music video by AdeleAdded: 04-11-2019Genre : PopDescription : Adele - Chasing Pavements-"Chasing Pavements" is a song by British singer-songwriter Adele, from her debut album 19. It was the second single from the album, after "Hom... more info

Kings of A&R — The 21 year old Stockholm artist Orkid releases the high energy track Get To Know U via Artery/Believe Digital. She grew up listening to Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke and started performing small town gigs before venturing on the bigger stage. Streams:... more info

New York Post — A change has finally come — but it took 56 years. Legendary singer Sam Cooke received a belated public apology Sunday for the racially motivated mistreatment he suffered in 1963 at the hands of hotel staff and law enforcement while performing in Sh... more info

Kings of A&R — UK based Charlotte releases her impressive debut single I Tell Lies. She was discovered by hit maker Toby Gad (John Legend, Beyonce) who offered Charlotte a pub deal. The latest track comes off the Nowhere To Hide EP. Citing influences like Sam Cooke... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "It's All Over Now (Lyric Video)" music video by The Rolling StonesAdded: 08-04-2019Genre : Rock & AlternativeDescription : The Rolling Stones - It's All Over Now (Lyric Video)Music video by The Rolling Stones performing It's All Over Now (Lyric Vide... more info

Stereogum — Van Morrison has announced The Prophet Speaks, his 40th(!) studio album. Like last year's Roll With The Punches and this year's You're Driving Me Crazy, the upcoming The Prophet Speaks combines six new compositions with covers of old blues and soul c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Earlier this year, Har Mar Superstar was accused of cultural appropriation by producer/composer Afrokeys for doing a touring Sam Cooke tribute show. The two musicians battled it out over Twitter at first, but later they met face to face and "[their] ... more info