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Jennifer Hudson’s mighty rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” delivered a powerful blow. On the third night of the DNC, J Hud performed at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in her Chicago hometown, looking regal in a peach-colored, floor-length Grecian gown. While she sang Cooke’s poignant song, Aretha Franklin fans knew that the Academy Award-winner delivered Franklin’s version.

virtual Democratic National Convention.The American Idol alum closed the event with her emotional rendition of A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke (starts around 2 hours 22 minutes above).Jennifer, 38, sang the 1964 civil rights anthem against the backdrop of the empty Harold Washington Cultural Centre in her hometown of Chicago.The singer took to Instagram afterwards to share her delight at being part of the event.She captioned a picture from the night: ‘It’s an honor to sing for the @demconvention once again ! Don’t miss my performance @demconvention tomorrow night at 9/8ct #weneedachange’And fans also loved getting to hear her sing as one tweeted: ‘This is one of the best performances EVER of my favorite song of all time.

Jennifer Hudson is back at the DNC. The GRAMMY-winning artist appeared virtually during night three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, closing the event by delivering a stunning performance of “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cook.

Chris Willman Music WriterJennifer Hudson and the Democratic party both have rich — but until now separate — histories with Sam Cooke’s classic song “A Change is Gonna Come.” The three came together at the close of the third evening of the 2020 Democratic National Convention Wednesday night with a spectacular performance by Hudson that took place under the tiffany dome at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Hudson’s hometown of Chicago.There were some big Aretha Franklin tie-ins in the performance by the woman who is about to be seen playing Franklin on film: Not only was she was singing “the Aretha version” of the song, she was being accompanied by two pianists: Fred Nelson, Franklin’s conductor, and Richard Gibbs, the soul queen’s

Jennifer Hudson is back at the DNC. The GRAMMY-winning artist appeared virtually during night three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, closing the event by delivering a stunning performance of «A Change Is Gonna Come» by Sam Cook.Hudson, wearing a stunning peach-colored floor-length gown, was accompanied by two pianists and a saxophonists for her performance at Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago.