Wonderful World is exactly that. Released in 1960, the song’s lighthearted melody and charming lyrics make it one of Sam Cooke’s most beloved recordings. Despite its seemingly simple message ...

“Don’t know much about history…” begins the old Sam Cooke earworm, “Wonderful World.” As it turns out, Sam was ahead of his time. Today, history is as passé as great, great grandma’s butter churn.

Herman's Hermits (Wonderful World) and Johnny Nash (Cupid) both had Top 10 hits with Sam Cooke songs later in the sixties, but it is one of the great pop tragedies that we never got to hear ...

“Don’t know much about history…” begins the old Sam Cooke earworm, “Wonderful World.” As it turns out, Sam was ahead of his time. Today, history is as passé as great, great grandma ...