CELEBRATING SAM COOKE'S 90TH BIRTHDAY
Today is Sam Cooke’s 90th birthday. Celebrate his life by checking out Sam Cooke: Legend, the Grammy Award winning feature documentary from ABKCO Films, now…
American Routes is blues and jazz, gospel and soul, rockabilly and country, Cajun and swamp pop, Tejano, Latin… and beyond. Songs and stories from musicians describe a deep and diverse nation with sounds and styles shared by all Americans. From the bayous to the beltways, from crossroads to crosstown, on interstates and city streets, turn up your radio for the sonic journey!
American Routes—produced in New Orleans since 1998
Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke
Tune in for a tribute to the man who melded gospel, soul and pop in music and life, Sam Cooke. We'll follow the singer from Clarksdale to Chicago and from the church to the Copa as he revolutionized gospel music with the Soul Stirrers and then secular music with self-penned hits "You Send Me," "Change… read more
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SIXTY YEARS OF ARHOOLIE: AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
On December 10, Arhoolie Records celebrates 60 years of sharing regional American music and the Arhoolie Foundation marks its 25th anniversary with a free online…
REMEMBERING CHARLEY PRIDE
Country music star Charley Pride passed away on December 12 from Covid-19. He was 86 years old.
To learn more about his life, click here;
