Sam Cooke #1501

Caption from poster__      A Change Is Gonna Come     " I was born by the river in a little tent And just like that river i've been running ever since It's been a long time coming 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 And then i go to see my brother And i ask him to help me please And he just winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees There were times when 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."   Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Indeed, musicians and critics today recognize him as one of the founders of soul music, and as one of the most