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Nicole Cooke-Johnson is in charge of her grandfather's legacy, 61 years after his tragic death at age 33 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Music shapes us. It defines movements, sparks revolutions, and captures moments that words alone cannot express. Some songs ...

Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when she was only ...

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently ...

To me, there is nothing more joyous than closing out the year with Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped season. When music is as integral to others’ lives as it is to mine — every new year and ...

The granddaughter of Sam Cooke, the influential 1960's soul singer, is opening up about her role as the manager of her late relative's estate.

Sam Cooke’s legacy will not be exploited if his granddaughter has anything to do with it. During a recent appearance on the “Syndicate X Library” podcast hosted by Chris Collins, Nicole Cooke-Johnson ...

Nicole Cooke-Johnson opens up about running her late grandfather Sam Cooke’s estate and her role in his enduring legacy. Sam Cooke’s legacy will not be exploited if his granddaughter has anything to ...