‘A Change Is Gonna Come — Sam Cooke
The song was only released a few days after he was laid to rest in December 1964. Unfortunately, Sam Cooke died after being shot by a woman in a Los Angeles motel. Even though it did not fare well on the charts, it was used as a civil rights movement anthem. It was even chosen for preservation by the National Recording Registry in 2007. It was chosen because it is a song that is “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important.”
‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ — Sam Cooke
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