“There’s a song that I sing, and I believe if everyone would sing it, it would save the whole world.” —Solomon Burke, “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” The righteous “Bishop” Solomon Burke died October 10 in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. He was 70, or 74, according to some sources. Burke was born in Philadelphia and raised [...]
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Solomon Burke, Nothing’s Impossible (E1 Entertainment)
August 1, 2010 – 12:28 am
I was lucky enough to catch Joe Henry, one of Solomon Burke’s “older” producers, (Don’t Give Up on Me, from 2002), at a conference. We ended up likening Solomon Burke with mid/late period Klaus Kinski—a sensation, already assured the “legend” word in his obit, saying, in effect, “Take that big bag of money and drop [...]
Soul Searchin’ With Solomon Burke
October 1, 2002 – 12:01 am
Phone interviews are always risky. Without the added bonus of facial expressions and appearance, it’s sometimes difficult for the interviewer and interviewee to truly get comfortable with each other. In the past, I’ve conversed with both the monotonic and the stimulating, the bored and the over-anxious, but nothing prepared me for my conversation with the [...]
Solomon Burke
July 1, 1997 – 12:01 am
Aretha may be the Queen of Soul and B.B. is the King of the Blues, but Solomon Burke’s moniker stuck in two genres. Crowned “The King of Rock and Soul” by a Baltimore disc jockey, Burke’s title has never been disputed—except by James Brown, but more on that later. Larger-than-life singer, bishop, mortician, and raconteur [...]
Solomon Burke, Homeland (Bizarre Straight Records)
December 1, 1991 – 12:01 am
The best music in 20 years from the Bishop of Soul should grab the hearts and soul of America by storm. It’s got enough soul to tackle a hurricane. Solomon Burke has been a major force in keeping soul music alive throughout his whole career, beginning in his early days with Apollo records and his [...]
