Go offline with the Player FM app!
A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
Manage episode 165023403 series 1301235
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come has become synonymous with the American Civil Rights Movement.
It was released in December 1964, two weeks after the influential singer was shot dead in Los Angeles.
Contributors include: Sam Cooke's brother LC, singer Bettye Lavette who sang it for Barack Obama at his inaugural ceremony and civil rights activists from the Freedom Summer of 64, Jennifer Lawson and Mary King.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
165 episodes
Manage episode 165023403 series 1301235
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come has become synonymous with the American Civil Rights Movement.
It was released in December 1964, two weeks after the influential singer was shot dead in Los Angeles.
Contributors include: Sam Cooke's brother LC, singer Bettye Lavette who sang it for Barack Obama at his inaugural ceremony and civil rights activists from the Freedom Summer of 64, Jennifer Lawson and Mary King.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
165 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.