Solomon Burke | A Greatest Singer
Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American preacher and 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,More info:wiki
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Because Solomon Burke never had a big crossover hit, “the King of Rock and Soul” is not as widely known as others from the golden age of soul music. But his dramatic, sonorous voice — seasoned by his days as a boy preacher — is unrivaled in its ability to move effortlessly between R&B, pop, country and gospel. “My grandmother made sure that we listened to a variety of music, and that always stayed with me,” says Burke. Recently, he’s picked up a Grammy and long-overdue recognition, and tracks such as “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” are now part of the soul canon. “He is Solomon the Resonator,” Tom Waits has said, “the golden voice of heart, wisdom, soul and experience.” King Solomon himself says, “I’m just trying to move as fast as I can, in as many directions as I can, for as long as I can.”
#9 Solomon Burke, Influential Soul Singer, Dies at 70,More info: nytimes
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#7 An Interview with Solomon Burke from Soul Express 1/2000 SOLOMON BURKE IS 60! ,More info: soulexpress
Congratulations to the ‘King of rock ‘n’ soul’ and one of the true giants in our music, Dr. Solomon Burke, on his 60th birthday on March 21, 2000! To honour the festive occasion Mr. Burke has released new r&b and gospel material (and there’s still more to come soon) on the One-GTR Records. “GTR is a brand new label, Gospel Truth Recordings, owned by my children. It’s the mother label for The One, which is our secular label. We have a brand new recording called The Commitment, a secular soul album, which I’m finishing right now.” Solomon is equally at ease in both sacred and secular territories of our music, but he’s very particular about how he’s being presented. ”I’m a soul singer, not a rhythm & blues singer, because of my religious conviction. You can’t put a classification ‘rhythm & blues singer’ on me.”
The Commitment is a masterpiece, one of the best albums Mr. Burke has released ever. It’s a concept album with a topic everyone can relate to. It exposes the happy moments and the hardships of a relationship between two people from many angles and follows the curve of life with its many points – falling in love, getting married, everyday worries. ”It’s about life. It’s a message that God has given me to pass on to my people, especially to young people, how important marriage and love really is. When we look around us, the young people have no concept or real idea, what love is really about. A lot of folks rush into marriage today and don’t really understand what’s it about. That’s why we have so many broken homes, so many families torn apart, children without a father, so many mothers raising the children by themselves, because the commitment wasn’t completed. Once the commitment is completed, then you learn to hang in there. When we’re unequally yoked, it’s not going to work. You cannot put a bad egg in a cake. No matter how many good eggs you put in there, that bad egg is going to mess up the whole thing. You can add all the sugar you want to in there, but it’s just not going to work. You have to start over.”
#6 Solomon Burke: An appreciation of the late ‘King of Rock and Soul’,More info: ew
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#3 Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport at 70,More info: foxnews
#2 Remembering Solomon Burke Today on What Would Have Been His 78th Birthday (Born 3/21/40) ,More info: albumism
#1 ‘Cry To Me’: Legendary Soul Singer Solomon Burke Dies,More info: losangeles
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