Hit Parade: Dont Know Much About History, Part 1
b"Hit The Oscar-nominated film One Night in Miami\\u2026 imagines the conversation between Sam Cooke, Malcolm X, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown the night in 1964 they gathered to celebrate the soon-to-be Muhammad Ali\\u2019s heavyweight victory. Malcolm X challenges Sam Cooke to use his amazing voice to help \\u201cthe struggle.\\u201d Little did he know Cooke had already recorded his civil\\u2011rights masterpiece, \\u201cA Change Is Gonna Come.\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Chris Molanphy sets the record straight on the man now called the King of Soul. In his too-brief career\\u2014seven years as a gospel star, then seven more as a chart-conquering superstar\\u2014Sam Cooke took a remarkable journey: from the pathbreaking pop of \\u201cYou Send Me,\\u201d to the wistful R&B of \\u201c(What a) Wonderful World,\\u201d to the yearning romance of \\u201cBring It on Home to Me,\\u201d to\\u2014of course\\u2014the now-legendary \\u201cChange Is Gonna Come.\\u201d Meet the man who defined what soul music was and could be.\\n\\xa0\\nHit Parade episodes are now split into two parts, released two weeks apart. For the full episode right now, sign up for Slate Plus and you'll also get The Bridge, our Trivia show and bonus deep dive. Click here for more info.\\n\\nPodcast production by Asha Saluja.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"