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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...
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    soul musician Solomon Burke. Solomon Burke – 1962 (Apollo 498) Reissued 1964 (Kenwood KLP-498) Reissued 2000 (P-Vine) Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits –...
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  • Proud Mary (category Solomon Burke songs)
    singles to peak at No. 2 for the group. Later that year, R&B singer Solomon Burke released a rendition on Bell Records that reached No. 15 on the Billboard...
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  • Cry to Me (category Solomon Burke songs)
    Russell") and first recorded by American soul singer Solomon Burke in 1961. Released in 1962, it was Burke's second single to appear in both Billboard magazine's...
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  • Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (category Solomon Burke songs)
    Bert Berns, Solomon Burke, and Jerry Wexler, and originally recorded by Burke under the production of Berns at Atlantic Records in 1964. Burke's version charted...
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  • Didn't Have a Dime (to Play the Jukebox)"). Berns's early work with Solomon Burke brought him to the attention of Atlantic label chiefs Ahmet Ertegun...
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  • Rock 'N Soul is a 1964 studio album by Grammy Award winning musician Solomon Burke. The album contained seven top 100 hits. Originally released on LP on...
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    football player Solomon Busendich (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner Solomon Burke (1940–2010), American recording artist Solomon Byrd (born 1999)...
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  • If You Need Me (category Solomon Burke songs)
    originally recorded by Wilson Pickett. It was made into a bigger hit by Solomon Burke, who sent the song to #2 on the R&B charts that year. The song was written...
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    The album featured appearances from blues singers Koko Taylor and Solomon Burke. In December 1996, the group appeared in the Christmas episode of TV...
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  • Valley" is a 1962 R&B song written by Bert Berns and Solomon Burke and originally recorded by Solomon Burke. It was released on Atlantic as a B-side to "I'm...
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    those to identify Solomon Burke as a key figure in the emergence of soul music, and Atlantic Records as the key record label. Burke's early 1960s songs...
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  • album Forty Licks. The opening act for the concert was soul singer Solomon Burke. Live at the Wiltern debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Top Album...
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    1999. Other veteran recording artists such as rhythm and blues singers Solomon Burke, Bettye LaVette and Marianne Faithfull have signed to Anti- after leaving...
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    After producing the Grammy-award-winning album Don't Give Up on Me by Solomon Burke, Henry produced additional records and in 2006 opened up a home studio...
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    Annie - Free The Children King Solomon - Solomon Burke (1968) I'm in Love - Wilson Pickett (1968) I Wish I Knew - Solomon Burke (1968) Soulful - Dionne Warwick...
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    develop the growth of soul music, with artists such as Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin and Wilson...
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    recording of his performance of "Don't Give Up On Me" (originally by Solomon Burke), which was featured in an episode of The O.C. He also has a video for...
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    (born 1961), Australian actor Sinéad Burke (born 1990), Irish writer, academic and disability activist Solomon Burke (1936/40–2010), American soul singer...
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    singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. Wexler was a fan of Burke's and had long wanted to sign him so when Burke told Wexler...
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  • Don't Give Up on Me (album) (category Solomon Burke albums)
    Don't Give Up on Me is a studio album by American R&B/Soul singer Solomon Burke, recorded and released in 2002 on Fat Possum Records. The album won the...
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  • American soul musician Solomon Burke and Dutch rock group De Dijk. Released via Universal Music Group, it was the last recording of Burke's life, featuring English...
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    Foster ("When It Don't Come Easy"), Joan Osborne ("What You Are"), Solomon Burke ("Up to the Mountain"), Miranda Lambert ("Getting Ready"), and Drew...
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    one point, Fischer was the opening act for the Byrds, Iron Butterfly, Solomon Burke, and Bo Diddley. His relationship with Zappa came to an abrupt end after...
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  • Gill, Rhonda Vincent, Vestal Goodman, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Solomon Burke, and George Jones are among those who have recorded her songs. Her songs...
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  • Albert Collins and The Kinsey Report. Artists such as John Lee Hooker, Solomon Burke, Pops Staples, John Hammond, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Van Morrison...
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  • international artists and the emerging dominance of soul music singers such as Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin. By the end of the 1960s the label experienced its...
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    included blues, R&B, and rock and roll singers such as Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Brook Benton, Elvis Presley (his idol and later close...
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  • It Makes No Difference (category Solomon Burke songs)
    film The Last Waltz. Among the artists that have covered the song are Solomon Burke, My Morning Jacket, The Icicle Works, Trey Anastasio, Over the Rhine...
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  • of the song by industrial band Shining. Solomon Burke Jr., the son of influential soul musician Solomon Burke, contributed a "radically altered" rendition...
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