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Solomon Burke (born March 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a soul music pioneer and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite releasing numerous R&B 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. Today he is considered a legend of American music.
He began his adult life as a young preacher in Philadelphia, where he hosted a gospel radio show. In the 1960s, he signed with Atlantic Records and began moving towards more secular music. His first hit was “Just Out Of Reach Of My Open Arms”, a cover of a country song. Though well-received by both peers and critics, and attaining a few moderate pop and several major R&B hits, Burke never could quite break through into the mainstream as did his contemporaries like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin.
Nevertheless, his emotive delivery, polished production, as well as the touches of country and pop sensibility in his music won him admirers and imitators. In 1964 he wrote and recorded “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love,” his most prominent bid for an enduring soul standard. Covered by the Rolling Stones the same year, other well-known versions include one by Wilson Pickett and another a decade and a half later in the 1980 feature film by The Blues Brothers. Burke’s biggest hit was a 1969 cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary”.
He began his adult life as a young preacher in Philadelphia, where he hosted a gospel radio show. In the 1960s, he signed with Atlantic Records and began moving towards more secular music. His first hit was “Just Out Of Reach Of My Open Arms”, a cover of a country song. Though well-received by both peers and critics, and attaining a few moderate pop and several major R&B hits, Burke never could quite break through into the mainstream as did his contemporaries like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin.
Nevertheless, his emotive delivery, polished production, as well as the touches of country and pop sensibility in his music won him admirers and imitators. In 1964 he wrote and recorded “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love,” his most prominent bid for an enduring soul standard. Covered by the Rolling Stones the same year, other well-known versions include one by Wilson Pickett and another a decade and a half later in the 1980 feature film by The Blues Brothers. Burke’s biggest hit was a 1969 cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary”.
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Coop123 wrote:
Rock n Soul is a goood album
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Fflor wrote:
Eu gosto disso... Fantástico *)
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when-it-was-mat wrote:
hi i saw him at womad on saturday does anyone know the song with the little richard sections in it?
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Luckymicha wrote:
Unglaublich. Heute bei den Jazzopen gesehen. Der hats immer noch drauf!
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WichitaQ wrote:
i saw him yesterday. damn, that guy s awesome :o
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deadrook wrote:
None of Us Are Free
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meffogonzo wrote:
i apologise for that childish comment. (but its true) & i love "Sidewalks, Fences and Walls"
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meffogonzo wrote:
NOT AS MUCH AS NEYO! I SWEAR DOWN NEYO LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE MARLON BRANDO. end of. twins much
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Cacophonaut wrote:
Yeah, he did look a bit like Marlon Brando didnt he? Wierd
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DaniQ wrote:
That song "I Can't Stop Loving You" featured on Dirty Laundry comp is LIFE CHANGING...... LIFE CHANGING!
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pradoc wrote:
As a young man, he looked like some kind of black Marlon Brando... Yeah ! Tell me it's allright !
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Markelder wrote:
LEGENDARY!
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SoulOFspiriT wrote:
'none of us are free' is a great example of a black blues, it's soul-in-song
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TsTunes wrote:
I know you' got Soul, 'cause if you didn't you wouldn't be in here :)
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earth_intruder7 wrote:
i agree..cry to me is the best sexual song ever...ever :)
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cintthemint wrote:
cry to me is the BEST sexual song EVER.
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Nagalta wrote:
"Cry to me" is THE love song! Lov' it ^^
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kraanvogel1958 wrote:
verry nice i saw the show in Amsterdam
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gummisemmel wrote:
new album: "Like a Fire" (2008) special guest: Ben Harper! http://www.amazon.de/Like-Fire-Solomon-Burke/dp/B00189DQJE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1214489633&sr=1-1
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LordDANEgerous wrote:
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH buddy
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