Sam Cooke

AP Photo

Rock Flashback: The Beatles Make the Hall of Fame in 1988

This week in 1988, The Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were part of the third class to be inducted into the Hall, which is probably the only time […]

2012/01/26

(Getty Images/J. David Ake/AFP)

Rock Flashback: The Remarkable Career Of Sonny Bono

This week in 1998, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sonny Bono[/lastfm] died in a skiing accident. He’s probably more famous today for his late-in-life careers than for what he did in the 1960s, but his accomplishments in that decade were […]

2012/01/04

Founding Fathers: Arthur Conley

Known as “The Crown Prince of Soul,” [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Arthur Conley[/lastfm] was a Founding Father of R&B and a protege of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Otis Redding[/lastfm], whose sound was a little like [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sam Cooke[/lastfm].

2011/06/18

Listen Live!

Follow WCBS-FM 101.1

Like us on foursquare