Sam Cooke, cantante de soul y gospel nacido en Mississippi el 22 de enero de 1931. Está considerado uno de los pioneros de la música soul, siendo una de las grandes influencias del pop, el rhythm and blues y el neo soul.
Para algunos está considerado como «Rey del Soul» (título que comparte con Otis Redding), y con el paso del tiempo el hecho de que tuviera casi la treintena de hits entre 1957 y 1965 ha hecho a muchos pensar que realmente es uno de los padres del soul.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
A#Cm7 I was born by the river in a little tent Gm And just like that river I've been running ever since A#Cm7 It's been a long a long time coming D#Dm7GmA# But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
I go to the movies, and I go downtown, Sombody keep telling don't hang around, It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
BRIDGE: Cm7A# And then I go to see my brother Cm7A# And I ask him to help me please Cm7Gm But he winds up knockin' me C7F Back down on my knees
There've been times I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will