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Solomon Burke
Acting
21 Mar 1940
† 10 Oct 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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 Mind", "Down in the Valley" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to as "King Solomon...
Also Known As
Dr. Solomon Burke
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Solomon Burke's Movies
62%
The Big Easy
27 Nov 1986
48%
Passion Play
10 Jan 2011
39%
The Little Death
26 Mar 1996
73%
Lightning in a Bottle
12 Feb 2004
55%
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
11 Mar 2016
80%
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
06 Mar 2007
30%
Time of Fear
01 Jan 2002
60%
Classic Soul at the BBC
05 Apr 2007
42%
Solomon Burke - Live At North Sea Jazz
08 Apr 2003
48%
Solomon Burke & Friends: Live in Nashville
17 Sept 2007
0%
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
11 Nov 2003
0%
Hou me vast - De Dijk
25 Sept 2013
0%
Penny For Your Thought
27 Jan 2017
