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: Like a Fire. By Geoffrey Himes ... Since he jumpstarted his dormant career with 2002’s Mi>Don’t Give Up on Me (featuring new songs by Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, ...

Everything about Solomon Burke is huge – his faith, his talent, his family and his girth. As he releases an outstanding new album, the self-proclaimed 'King of Rock & Soul’ talks to Andrew Perry.

Solomon Burke has held that crown unchallenged for many years now, as the rivals and pretenders who helped him define soul music in the 1960s – from his contemporary Sam Cooke to his protégé ...

Still, Burke consistently delivered new songs, both secular and gospel, and received a late career boost with a comeback recording, “Don’t Give Up on Me,” which received a Grammy Award in 2003.

SOLOMON BURKE IS A legend in his own time a soul crooner who delivers the blues with more panache than Federal Express. And he's coming East to personalize them, tomorrow afternoon at SummerStage ...

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. He ...

One of the few great talents who was always prolific, Solomon Burke was irrepressibly recording from the mid-Fifties until until his death on October 10, when he was still planning new projects.

Yesterday, Solomon Burke passed away due to natural causes. He was 70. The King of Rock ‘N Soul was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and penned many a stellar song, but he never quite ...

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 ...

Explore 8 Solomon Burke songs that capture his legendary soul sound. From gospel-rooted ballads to gritty R&B grooves, this ...