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Solomon Burke, born James Solomon McDonald on March 21, 1940, in Philadelphia, was an American singer, pastor, guitarist, and songwriter. He performed in the soul, country music, and gospel music genres, with his work also associated with blues, rhythm and blues, and Southern Soul. Burke began his professional career in 1955 and recorded for labels including Bell Records, Atlantic Records, Black Top Records, and Chess Records.
He received the Blues Music Award and was recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection. Burke died of natural causes on October 10, 2010, at Haarlemmermeer, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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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
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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
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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Burke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- gospel music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Official website
- www.thekingsolomonburke.com
- Image
- Solomon Burke.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Solomon Burke
- date of birth
- 1940-03-21
- date of death
- 2010-10-10
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- birth name
- James Solomon McDonald
- name in native language
- Solomon Burke
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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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".
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