One of the all-time great American soul singers and songwriters, he scored a huge hit with Everybody Needs Somebody to LoveJerry Wexler, a co-founder of Atlantic Records, described Solomon Burke as "wily, highly intelligent, a salesman of epic proportions". Burke, who has died aged 70, was indeed vast, and was confined to a wheelchair in his later years after his weight ballooned to an alarming 30 stone. But he was massively endowed with talent too, and recordings such as Cry to Me and Everybody...
Guardian Music — From a 1962 recording of Cry To Me, via a Mick Jagger duet, to a 2003 version of Everybody Needs Somebody to LoveSolomon Burke, who died this morning on a plane at Amster... more info
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Soul legend Solomon Burke passed away on Sunday, October 10 at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. He was 70 years old... more info
Topix — Solomon Burke was born to the sound of music in an upstairs room of a Philadelphia church and went on to become one of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s, renowned as... more info
Perez Hilton — Legendary soul singer Solomon Burke has passed away at 70 years old.
He died on Sunday at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
Burke's well known songs include Everybody Needs... more info
Guardian Music — Though not as well-known as Marvin Gaye or James Brown, Solomon Burke, who died on Sunday aged 70, is perhaps the greatest soul singer of all timeSome things we can all a... more info
ContactMusic — Soul singer Solomon Burke has passed away aged 70. The 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love' singer died of natural causes yesterday (10.10.10) on a flight from Los... more info
Star Online, Malaysia — AMSTERDAM: Solomon Burke was born to the sound of music in an upstairs room of a Philadelphia church and went on to become one of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s, ... more info
Twangville — The music world lost one of the great ones today with the passing of Solomon Burke. Here are two classic Burke performances to celebrate the life of the man referred to a... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The song “Cry to Me” begins with the sweet soul singer Solomon Burke, who died Sunday in Amsterdam at the age of 70, asking a couple of simple questions about love, i... more info
All About Jazz — Solomon Burke, the larger-than-life "King of Rock and Soul" who was revered as one of music's greatest vocalists but never reached the level of fame of those he influence... more info
Pop Crunch — Robust soul singer Solomon Burke — dubbed “The King of Rock and Soul” during a career that spanned five decades — died Sunday at an airport in Amsterdam airport. ... more info
Starpulse — Legendary soul singer Solomon Burke died at an airport in Amsterdam, Holland on Sunday. He was 70. The "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" hitmaker was set to play a gig ... more info
L.A. Times - News — The Philadelphia native who wrote "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" was a Grammy winner and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wr... more info
USA Today Music — 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 ...
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Guardian Music — One of the all-time great American soul singers and songwriters, he scored a huge hit with Everybody Needs Somebody to LoveJerry Wexler, a co-founder of Atlantic Records,... more info
Reuters — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. soul singer Solomon Burke, a Grammy winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died on Sunday at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, accor... more info
Topix — 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 Schiph... more info
Guardian Music — Soul singer who recorded Cry to Me used in the film Dirty Dancing dies at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport aged 70Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wrote Everybody Needs Somebod... more info
ContactMusic — Legendary soul singer SOLOMON BURKE died at an airport in Amsterdam, Holland on Sunday (10Oct10). He was 70.The Everybody Needs Somebody To Love hitmaker was set to play.... more info