This one involved Jay Cooke, one of the richest bankers in the country.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

He sings his version of Sam Cooke's song "A Change is Gonna Come."

VOA: special.2009.03.27

But Cooke was unable to sell as many bonds as he expected.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Many people invested all the money they had in Cooke's railroad.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Sam Cooke was born in Clarksdale,Mississippi, in nineteen thirty-one.

VOA: special.2011.02.20

Rod revisits the golden age of soul with a blues-rock rendition of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Some of his biggest hits were remakes of soul tunes by Sam Cooke and The Isley Brothers as well as Motown's famed songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, whose credits include hits for Gladys Knight,Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25