Tag Archives: Sam Cooke

Goldmine’s Hall of Fame Inductees – Volume 6

August 16, 2012 | Phill | 0

Goldmine Magazine, home of the world’s largest music collectibles marketplace, announces its sixth group of inductees in its recently established Hall of Fame ►

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame deserves credit for including all genres of popular music

October 28, 2011 | Phill | 7

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame boasts a great variety when it comes to its inductees ►

Two Teen Idols for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

July 14, 2011 | Phill | 9

Paul Anka and Bobby Vee both were just 15 when stardom beckoned, and both went on to have long and productive careers ►

Sam Cooke Way ceremony set for June 18 in Chicago

June 13, 2011 | Chris Junior | 1

Event coincides with Sam Cooke Day ►

Byrds, Sam Cooke boxed sets part of Legacy’s Complete Albums Collection series

May 26, 2011 | Chris Junior | 0

New product line released this week is aimed at serious music fans and enthusiasts ►

Sam Cooke gets a ‘pod’ at Grammy Museum

February 25, 2011 | princep | 0

A “pod” (display case) filled with artifacts associated with the life and career of the late Sam Cooke is now on display at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles in recognition of what would have been the late artist’s 80th birthday. ►

Rock Hall Class of ’09: Bobby Womack: A tale of survival Part 2

April 12, 2010 | Zach Sorscher@fwmedia.com | 0

Following the death of Sam Cooke, Bobby Womack’s personal life and career were thrown into upheaval.

His marriage to Cooke’s window, Barbara Campbell, three months after Cooke was buried, did not sit well with the R&B community, though Womack has said he wanted to look after Campbell in her time of need.
►