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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 23, 2024 · Solomon Burke (born March 21, 1940, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died October 10, 2010, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands) was an American singer whose success in the early 1960s in merging the gospel style of the African American churches with rhythm and blues helped to usher in the soul music era.

  3. Oct 10, 2010 · The singer of Atlantic R&B classics like "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" died on a plane at Amsterdam airport in 2010. He was a spiritual leader, a Grammy winner, and a cover star for artists like Otis Redding and Bruce Springsteen.

  4. Oct 11, 2010 · Oct. 11, 2010. Solomon Burke, a singer whose smooth, powerful articulation and mingling of sacred and profane themes helped define soul music in the early 1960s, died on Sunday at Schiphol...

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  6. By John Swenson. Solomon Burke is one of the transcendent figures of Twentieth-Century American culture. A child prodigy as a gospel singer, Burke was nicknamed “the Wonder Boy Preacher,” and by the time he was twelve, he had founded his own ministry, Solomon’s Temple, in his hometown of Philadelphia. After signing with Atlantic in 1960 ...

  7. Oct 11, 2010 · Solomon Burke, a pioneering singer-songwriter of so-called sweet soul music whose powerful ballads in the 1960s were a major influence on a generation of rock, R&B and pop vocalists, has died....

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