Solomon Burke
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Biography
[Edit]While Solomon Burke never made a major impact upon the pop audience — he never, in fact, had a Top 20 hit — he was an important early soul pioneer. On his '60s singles for Atlantic, he brought a country influence into R&B, with emotional phrasing and intricately constructed, melodic ballads and midtempo songs. At the same time, he was surrounded with sophisticated "uptown" arrangements and was provided with much of his material by his producers, particularly Bert Berns. The combination of gospel, pop, country, and production polish was basic to the recipe of early soul. While Burke wasn't the only one pursuing this path, not many others did so as successfully. And he, like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, was an important influence upon the Rolling Stones, who covered Burke's "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" on their early albums.
Burke came by his gospel roots even more deeply than most soul stars. He was preaching at his family's Philadelphia church and hosting his own gospel radio show even before he'd reached his teens. He began recording gospel and R&B sides for Apollo in the mid- to late '50s. Like several former gospel singers (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett), he was molded into a more secular direction when he signed with Atlantic in the '60s. Burke had a wealth of high-charting R&B hits in the early half of the '60s, which crossed over to the pop listings in a mild fashion as well. "Just Out of Reach," "Cry to Me," "If You Need Me," "Got to Get You Off My Mind," "Tonight's the Night," and "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" were the most successful of these, although, unlike Franklin or Pickett, he wasn't able to expand his R&B base into a huge pop following as well. He left Atlantic in the late '60s and spent the next decade hopping between various labels, getting his biggest hit with a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" in 1969, and recording an album in the late '70s with cult soulster Swamp Dogg as producer.
From the '80s through the first decade of the new millennium, Burke became one of the most visible living exponents of classic soul music, continuing to tour and record albums in a rootsy, at times gospel-ish style. Although these were critically well-received, their stylistic purity also ensured that their market was primarily confined to roots music enthusiasts, rather than a pop audience. His live and later recorded work, however, is a favorite of those who want to experience a soul legend with his talents and stylistic purity relatively intact. Burke's 2002 release Don't Give Up on Me was hailed as a major comeback for the legendary soul man. Great songwriters like Elvis Costello, Dan Penn, Nick Lowe, and Tom Waits contributed songs, and Joe Henry produced the album, which has been compared to Johnny Cash's landmark American Recordings.
After the critical success of Don't Give Up on Me reaffirmed Burke's status as one of the greatest living exponents of classic soul, the singer teamed up with producer Don Was for Make Do with What You Got, an updated variation on his classic style that was released in spring 2005. A year later, Burke released an interesting country and soul hybrid, Nashville, on Shout! Factory. A second album on the label, Like a Fire, followed in 2008. Burke next reunited with producer Willie Mitchell for Nothing’s Impossible, which was released shortly after Mitchell’s death in 2010 by Koch Records’ E1 Music. In October of 2009, Burke teamed up with Dutch Soul band De Dijk for recording sessions that would become his final album: Hold on Tight. Sadly, Burke died on October 10, 2010 upon arrival at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where the soul legend was scheduled to perform at a sold-out show at the city's Paradiso concert hall with De Dijk. Hold on Tight was eventually released in March 2011.
Collections
Title: Soul For Dancers 2 Out On The Floor Firecrackers (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Country
Title: Pioneers Of Soul (CD1)
Title: Pioneers Of Soul (CD2)
Title: American Classics (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: American Pop Rock Classics (Top History) (CD1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Classic Rock 'N' Roll (CD2)
Title: Anthems Soul Classics - Ministry Of Sound (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Disco
Title: Ministry Of Sound - Anthems Soul Classics (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Disco, Dance Pop, Progressive
Title: 60s The Collection Box Set (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: I Ll Always Love You
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Death Metal
Title: Soul And Love
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Please Relase Me - The Soulful Side Of Country
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country, Pop
Title: Sampled And Covered
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Samba, Bossanova
Title: Atlantic R&B Hits Of The Sixties
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Its The 60s (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Pop, Psychedelic, Folk
Title: Love Songs The Collection (CD3)
Genre: Downtempo, Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Blues Rock
Title: The Sweet Sound Of Philadelphia Soul 1959-1964 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul: The Collection (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Vocal Jazz, Funk
Title: Soul: The Collection (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Vocal Jazz, Funk
Title: Car-Aoke The Collection (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 60s R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mod Music - Ska, Soul, Blues & Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: 60s Soul Beyond The Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Introducing... Soul
Title: Memphis Soul: A Stateside Selection
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Gold - Best Of The 60s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 100 Greatest - Christmas 2017 (CD1)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1959-1960-1961
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Christmas Soul Tracks 2016
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas The Collection (2017 Version) (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Those Days Were Ours (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Quiet Soul Nights 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Greatest Sixties (CD02)
Genre: Pop
Title: Stand By Me: 60's Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: Knock On Wood: Soul And R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Walking The Dog: Soul And R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: We Love: 60's Soul
Title: 60's Dance Craze
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Disco, Pop
Title: 60s Wedding Party 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Vibration 75 Original All-Time Classics (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Stars Of Soul X5 Music
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Respect: 60s Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Glam Rock, Funk
Title: The Best Of Soul Album 2 1958-1963
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Songs For The Car Box Set 2018 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Epic Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: 60’s Soul Roadtrip
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Classic Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Smooth Jazz
Title: Mod Rhythm And Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: The Greatest Mod And Northern Soul 4CD (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Easy Listening
Title: New York Soul '66 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Mod & Northern Soul (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Disco, Pop
Title: THIS Is The 60s (X5 Music Group) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Country, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Atlantic Originals: 60's Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: 60s Soul Classics: 1960-1964
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: 60s Mod Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Rare & Soulful: The 60s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Funk, Classical
Featuring albums
Title: Mean Old Man (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Outlaw Country
Title: Live Licks
Artist: Rolling Stones
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Duets
Artist: The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: City of Dreams: A Collection of New Orleans Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Golden Slumbers-Father's Love
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Kids, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lightning In a Bottle (Original Sountrack Recording)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Swinging The Blues, Dancing The Ska
Artist: Blues Orchestra, Jools Holland
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock
Title: Radio JXL: A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin (3PM) CD1
Artist: Junkie XL
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Man From U. N. C. L. E. (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Daniel Pemberton
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: When Cool Was King (CD3)
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Crossover Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Bang: The Bert Berns Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: How to Be a Latin Lover (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin