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Solomon Burke (one of TIME magazine's "Persons of the Year" Farewell list, 2010) Fond FarewellsSolomon Burke
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He won his Grammy in 2003, for an album entitled Don't Give Up on Me, but Solomon Burke, who died Oct. 10 at 70, became the "King of Rock and Soul" long before that.
The Philadelphia-born singer-song-writer first sang "Cry to Me" in 1962 and preached "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" in 1964. Years later, both recordings would be heard in hit movies — Dirty Dancing and The Blues Brothers, respectively.
While Burke wasn't as famous as others in his field, his influence was profound; the Rolling Stones were among the many artists who covered his songs, and eventually he toured with them. It was perhaps fitting that the big man with the big voice (he tipped the scales at an estimated 400 lbs.) often appeared onstage on a throne.
An ordained minister as well as a Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Burke had an undeniable power to move people. Even today, sitting still is not an option when listening to one of his seductive records.
Delivering numbers like "Down in the Valley," Burke, whose gospel background infused everything he did, was both spiritual and spirited. Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler called him "the best soul singer of all time."
But Burke, the father of 21 children and grandfather of many more, may have summed up his life best: "Loving people," he said, "is what I do." —Alexandra Silver Created on December 15, 2010.
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that's great | |
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^ Thanks.
You know what's great about Solomon, if he wanted, he could've been a country artist as he was a gospel, rock and soul artist:
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Indeed! | |
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Call me crazy, but Solomon looked extremely cute when he was a young lad. I have a soft spot for burly brothers for some reason I still don't know | |
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If I can find it (probably not) but my favorite Solomon song was "Get Out My Life Woman", which was later sampled for the hip-hop hit, "Blue Cheese" (they sampled the female background singers going "get out get out I don't love you no more!"). | |
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Don't be embarassed. He looked like a cuddly teddy bear when he was younger for sure. | |
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Found it!
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Oh hell yes
I absolutely LOVE it when soul singers flirt with the country & western genre; Candi Staton, Bettye Swann, Bobby Womack, Tina Turner, Gladys Knight and hell, even Etta James & Aretha Franklin's Muscle Shoals sessions have strong hints of C&W.
And the beautiful thing about it is, they NEVER sound out of place doing it,,,,thank you, sensitivity. | |
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Thanks for posting this, Timmy. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Great artist! I went to see him like 7 years ago with a friend who grew up on his music. He played me his stuff and I like damn he reminds of my man Sam Cooke. Tragic loss this year along with Lady T. Love his song Cry To Me. [Edited 12/27/10 12:40pm] Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It! |
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@Harlepolis Exactly. Country definitely played a role in soul's development because older country and older R&B were not too different from each other if we have to be frank. That's why it was easier for people like Solomon, Ray and 'em to incorporate that into their art.
Here's a rare Solomon cut from '56 when he was only SIXTEEN:
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You're welcome. | |
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[Edited 12/27/10 12:42pm] | |
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Great story and you're welcome. I agree, his death was a tragic loss. | |
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I agree w/ the point that more people should know more about him. Theres no doubt that this is true soul music. I'll do my best to find out more myself and share the music. Like he said, 'dont give up on' us. Btw, I think Time should have made 'The Unemployed' their person of the year, not a billionaire website developer. Does he need his azz kissed? | |
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That's what a lot of people do to those jerks lol | |
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lol yep; i just doubt its a big part of his day right now ya know | |
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We had a spoon just like that growing up! It was mounted to our wall with a matching fork My Legacy
http://prince.org/msg/8/192731 | |
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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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Where's Cornelius? Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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So did my folks! When all else fails, blame Obama...and McNabb! | |
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