Solomon Burke Many things have gone unchanged in a secular Solomon Burke show over the past 2½ decades -- the medleys, the sanctifying, the tributes to old soul singers, the purity of his delivery.

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.

In addition, Burke's personal life was like no other. As a child preacher who wore a cape, he was one of those charismatic voices who spread the word of the Lord in tent revivals around the South.

If the name Solomon Burke doesn't strike a responsive chord with you, it does with the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Bonnie Raitt. He's a legend among his fellow musicians, and this year ...

Solomon Burke was born to the sound of music in an upstairs room of a Philadelphia church and went on to become one of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s, renowned as among music's premier ...

He’s one of the architects of American music.” Tom Waits In early February 2008, Duke Performances presented Solomon Burke, who died on Sunday, Oct. 10, in a double bill with the Dixie ...

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.

Grammy Award-winning soul singer Solomon Burke died Sunday on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, officials said. He was 70. This year's Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas' capital ...

Soul great Solomon Burke died at a Netherlands airport over the weekend. Burke is one of my favorite vocalists, so I'm going to indulge in a bit of appreciation. Depending on whom you believe ...

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.

Solomon Burke, the American singer, who died on October 10 aged 70, claimed to be the man for whom the term "soul music" was coined. 10 October 2010 • 2:23pm Burke had most of the standard ...

Solomon Burke comes from the storied tradition of soul singers who made the leap from church choir to radio. He has been proselytizing since he was seven, and he has the warm, rich voice of a ...