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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.
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.
Solomon Burke obituary. One of the all-time great American soul singers and songwriters, he scored a huge hit with Everybody Needs Somebody to Love. Adam Sweeting. Sun 10 Oct 2010 12.39 EDT....
Oct 10, 2010 · The soul legend behind Atlantic R&B classics such as "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" died on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. He was 70 and had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and won a Grammy. He was also a spiritual leader and a preacher for his nonsectarian church.
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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.
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 Airport in Amsterdam...
