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Solomon Burke

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Also known as Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke

American singer (1940–2010)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Stand by Me
  • Make Do with What You Got

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Film & TV

Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American recording artist and vocalist, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and a "key transitional figure in the development of soul music from rhythm and blues" (Irwin Stambler 1974). He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My…

Known for

  • Penny For Your Thought — Cop2017
  • Bang! The Bert Berns Story — Self2016
  • Hou me vast - De Dijk — himself2013
  • Passion Play — Himself2011
  • Classic Soul at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2007
  • Solomon Burke & Friends: Live in Nashville — Self2007
  • Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live — Self2007
  • Lightning in a Bottle — Self2004
  • Rolling Stones: Four Flicks — Self2003
  • Solomon Burke - Live At North Sea Jazz — Vocals2003

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
648,052
Total plays
5,471,396

Tags

soulbluesrhythm and bluesSouthern Soulrnb

Solomon Burke (born March 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died October 10, 2010 at Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands) was a soul music pioneer and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite releasing numerous rnb chart hits in the 1960s, he never had a Top 20 hit on the pop charts. Burke's influence, however, has outstripped his mainstream commercial success. He is considered a legend of American music. He began his adult life as a young preacher in Philadelphia, where he ho

via Last.fm · Solomon Burke

Key facts

Born
James Solomon McDonald , ( 1940-03-21 ) March 21, 1940 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
( 2010-10-10 ) October 10, 2010 (aged 70), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport , Haarlemmermeer , Netherlands
Genres
Blues gospel rhythm and blues soul rock and roll southern soul
Occupations
Preacher singer
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1955–2010
Labels
Apollo Atlantic Bell MGM ABC Dunhill Chess Savoy Rounder Fat Possum ANTI- Shout! Factory E1

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul", and was known for his "prodigious output".

He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My Mind", "Down in the Valley", and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to honorifically as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul", and the "Muhammad Ali of Soul". Due to his minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding, Burke has been described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of its golden age. Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler referred to Burke as "the greatest male soul singer of all time".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solomon Burke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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