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RIP Solomon burke this just in:
solomon Burke died today after landing at Amsterdam airport; only Dutch link available as yet:
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Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport at 70
AMSTERDAM — Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wrote "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" and recorded the hit "Cry To Me" used in the movie "Dirty Dancing," has died at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. He was 70.
Airport police spokesman Robert van Kapel confirmed the death of the singer Sunday, and referred further questions to his management.
Dutch national broadcaster NOS said he died on a plane early Sunday after arriving on a flight from Los Angles. The cause of death was not immediately clear.
Burke, who was both a Grammy winner and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had been due to perform at a well-known club in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
A Philadelphia native highly acclaimed by music critics, fellow musicians, and many loyal fans, Burke never reached the same level of fame as soul performers like James Brown or Marvin Gaye.
He wrote "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" in 1964 and it was quickly recorded by the Rolling Stones and Wilson Pickett, and later and perhaps most famously by the Blues Brothers.
According to a 2002 interview with Philadelphia Weekly, Burke fathered 21 children and has scores of grandchildren. He lived in Los Angeles.
Legendary Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler once called Burke, "the best soul singer of all time."
Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. [Edited 10/10/10 2:01am] | |
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Least he went out doing what he loved. Rest in peace to the King of Rock & Soul. 
Wow,,,,,thats a great loss
This is my fave.... | |
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he was one of my fave male vocalists from Atlantic records. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Many a soul/funk giant has succumbed this passing year, but I was surprised to see this thread title. May he rest in peace. | |
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He was only 70?? hell I thought he was older, like 85 or sumething
even if the name "Solomon Burke" is not very well known today, his timeless classic, ENSTO surely is; really, is like one of the most famous songs of all time...a true legacy...  | |
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Although Solomon sang almost exclusively about love between a man and a woman I'm posting this one that speaks to something more deeply universal (not saying that love songs aren't deeply universal, just that this one applies to all people everywhere and the struggles of the world in general).
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What, RIP.
He died on the plane, that's crazy. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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I wonder what the autopsy would reveal. I didn't even know he was sick but then again him being that heavy I guess it was inevitable. | |
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R.I.P. Mr. Burke  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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rip mr burke. | |
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RIP Mr Burke. "I know that living with u baby, was sometimes hard...but I'm willing 2 give it another try.
Cause nothing compares....nothing compares 2 u!" | |
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Years ago, Howard Stern mentioned that Mr. Burke used to make sandwiches at his shows and sell them to customers. Is that true?
RIP to a legend...
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rest in peace! i heard it this morning he had just arrived at the airport in my country, he was scheduled to perform. weird to think about. | |
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