Sam Cooke: Legend premieres nationwide beginning Tuesday, February 26 on public television. Check your local listings.
Sam Cooke: Legend is the first documentary (an expanded version of the acclaimed VH-1 Legends special) that has ever appeared on the man who is said to have invented soul, one of the original inductees into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
Everyone knows the perfection of Sam Cooke’s voice and music; his influence persists right up to the present day, while his songs have been featured in movies like Witness, Malcolm X and Ali.
What is less well-known is his story: how he went from being the #1 gospel singer of his day to having a #1 pop hit with “You Send Me”, his very first record under his own name. How his music developed from the pure charm and instant accessibility of “(What A) Wonderful World” and “Having A Party” to the social relevance of “A Change is Gonna Come”, which became a kind of anthem of the civil rights movement.
This biography takes on a scope of greater dimensions than music alone. Sam’s good friend Muhammad Ali plays an integral role, while Malcom X and the Beatles, to share the world stage with Sam in Miami at the time of the first Ali-Sonny Liston fight.
Sam Cooke: Legend is a comprehensive look at a figure who is, arguably, one of the most influential musical forces in the twentieth century.
Cities & Air Dates:
Albuquerque- New Mexico PBS (KNME)
Sun. 3/3/2013- 6:00pm
Wed. 3/5/2013- 5:00am
Tues. 3/12/2013- 10:00pm
Austin- KLRU
Mon. 3/11/2013- 8:55pm
Tues. 3/12/2013- 12:55am
Boston- NHPTV Television (WENH)
Sat. 3/2/2013- 10:00pm
Sun. 3/3/2013- 5:30pm
Mon. 3/4/2013- 12:00am
Tues. 3/5/2013- 10:00pm
Fri. 3/8/2013- 8:00pm
Mon. 3/18/2013- 12:00am
Mon. 3/25/2013- 3:00am
Boston- GBH 2 (WGBH Boston)
Mon. 3/4/2013- 12:00am
Mon. 3/18/2013- 12:00am
Boston- GBH 44 (WGBX)
Sun. 3/3/2013- 5:00pm
Tues. 3/5/2013- 10:00pm
Fri. 3/8/2013- 4:00pm
Boston- NHPTV (WEKW)
Sat. 3/2/2013- 10:00pm
Sun. 3/3/2013- 5:30pm
Mon. 3/4/2013- 12:00am
Tues. 3/5/2013- 10:00pm
Fri. 3/8/2013- 8:00pm
Mon. 3/18/2013- 12:00am
Mon. 3/25/2013- 3:00am
Burlington- NHPTV (WLED)
Tues. 3/4/2013- 12:00am
Tues. 3/18/2013- 12:00am
Tues. 3/25/2013- 3:00am
Burlington- NHPTV (WLED2)
Sat. 3/2/2013- 10:00pm
Sun. 3/3/2013- 5:30pm
Tues. 3/5/2013- 10:00pm
Fri. 3/8/2013- 8:00pm
Casper-Riverton- Wyoming PBS (KCWC)
Fri. 3/1/2013- 9:30pm
Charlotte- UNC-TV (WUNE)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Charlotte- UNC-TV (WUNG)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Cleveland- Western Reserve PBS (WEAO)
Sun. 3/32013- 8:00pm
Detroit- Detroit Public TV (WTVS)
Sun. 3/3/2013- 5:30pm
Duluth-Superior- WDSE2
Sun. 3/3/2013- 9:00pm
Sat. 3/9/2013- 9:00pm
Sat. 3/16/2013- 9:00pm
Duluth-Superior- WRPT
Sun. 3/3/2013- 9:00pm
Sat. 3/9/2013- 9:00pm
Sat. 3/16/2013- 9:00pm
El Paso- KCOS
Tues. 3/4/2013- 8:30pm
Mon. 3/10/2013- 8:30pm
Fresno-Visalia- Valley PBS (KVPT)
Fri. 3/1/2013- 9:00pm
Ft. Myers-Naples- WGCU-TV
Sun. 3/10/2013- 1:00am
Grand Rapids- WGVU (WGVK)
Mon. 3/11/2013- 4:00am
Wed. 3/20/2013- 10:00pm
Grand Rapids- WGVU (WGVU)
Mon. 3/11/2013- 4:00am
Wed. 3/20/2013- 10:00pm
Greensboro- UNC-TV (WUNL)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Greenville-New Bern- UNC-TV (WUND, WUNK, WUNM2)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Greenville-Spartan- UNC-TV (WUNF)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Los Angeles- KOCE
Mon. 3/11/2013- 10:30pm
Los Angeles- KVCR
Fri. 3/15/2013- 8:00pm
Memphis- WKNO
Sat. 3/2/2013- 5:00pm
Tues. 3/4/2013- 9:00pm
Wed. 3/5/2013- 2:00am
Fri. 3/8/2013- 10:30pm
Sun. 3/10/2013- 4:00am
Wed. 3/13/2013- 7:00pm
Thurs. 3/14/2013- 12:00am
Memphis- WKNO2
Sat. 3/2/2013- 10:00pm
Tues. 3/4/2013- 9:00pm
Thurs. 3/7/2013- 7:00pm
Sun. 3/10/2013- 4:00pm
Thurs. 3/14/2013- 7:00pm
Milwaukee- MPTV (WMVS)
Tues. 3/12/2013- 7:00pm
Milwaukee- MPTV (WMVT)
Fri. 3/8/2013- 8:00pm
Myrtle Beach- UNC-TV (WUNU)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
New York- WLIW
Sat. 3/9/2013- 2:00pm
Tues. 3/12/2013- 10:00pm
Thurs. 3/14/2013- 1:00am
Tues. 3/19/2013- 7:00pm
New York- WNET
Fri. 3/1/2013- 10:30pm
Sat. 3/2/2013- 11:00am
Wed. 3/13/2013- 4:30am
New York- NJTV (WNJB)
Sun. 3/17/2013- 4:00am
Wed. 3/27/2013- 10:00pm
Oklahoma City- OETA (KETA)
Tues. 3/5/2013- 11:00am
Philadelphia- NJTV (WNJS)
Sun. 3/17/2013- 4:00am
Wed. 3/27/2013- 10:00pm
Portland-Auburn- NHPTV (W18BO)
Tues. 3/4/2013- 12:00am
Tues. 3/18/2013- 12:00am
Tues. 3/25/2013- 3:00am
Providence- Rhode Island PBS (WSBE)
Sun. 3/10/2013- 3:30pm
Raleigh-Durham- UNC-TV
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Thurs. 3/14/2013- 3:30am
San Francisco- KRCB
Sat. 3/2/2013- 11:00pm
Sat. 3/16/2013- 4:00pm
Seattle- KBTC
Sat. 3/2/2013- 10:00pm
Sun. 3/3/2013- 2:00am
Seattle- KCKA
Sat. 3/2/2013- 10:00pm
Sun. 3/3/2013- 2:00am
Tampa- WUSF
Fri. 3/1/2013- 12:00pm
Sat. 3/2/2013- 2:00pm
Tues. 3/5/2013- 2:00pm
Wed. 3/6/2013- 3:00pm
Sun. 3/10/2013- 10:00pm
Mon. 3/11/2013- 1:00am
Mon. 3/11/2013- 5:00pm
Tues. 3/12/2013- 8:00pm
Tulsa- OETA (KOED)
Wed. 3/5/2013- 11:00pm
Tuscon- KUAT-TV
Thurs. 3/6/2013- 10:00pm
Washington- WETA
Mon. 2/25/2013- 3:30pm
Wichita, KS- Smoky Hills Public Television (KDCK, KDCK2, KOOD, KOOD2, KSWK, KSWK2, K15CG, K23BU, K32BY, K39BS, K64BS, K66CD, KWKS, KWKS2)
Thurs. 3/6/2013- 9:00pm
Fri. 3/14/2013- 9:00pm
Wilmington- UNCTV (WUNJ)
Wed. 3/13/2013- 9:30pm
Youngstown- Western Reserve PBS (WNEO)
Sun. 3/3/2013- 8:00pm