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After Sam Cooke sang A Change is Gonna Come on The Tonight Show on February 7, 1964, the network unfortunately lost the only recording of the performance. Cooke decided not to perform the song again in his lifetime, likely because of its intricate composition and dark implications. Sadly, Cooke was killed in December of 1964.

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After Sam Cooke sang “A Change is Gonna Come” on The Tonight Show on February 7, 1964, the network unfortunately lost the only recording of the performance. Cooke decided not to perform the song again in his lifetime, likely because of its intricate composition and dark implications. Sadly, Cooke was killed in December of 1964.

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