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February 3 2014 , Written by Ola Fagbohun

Via @nprmusic: Sam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him' http://t.co/6av9sDWmfV Scares me each time I hear it
Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler)February 03, 2014

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Sam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him'

Fifty years ago this week, Sam Cooke strolled into a recording studio, put on a pair of headphones, and laid down the tracks for one of the most important songs of the civil rights era. Rolling Stone now calls "A Change Is Gonna Come" one of the greatest songs of all time, but in 1964 its political message was a risky maneuver.

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