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ABOUT
An American soul and country music pioneer, Solomon Burke is regarded by many aficionados as the best soul singer of all time. As a child in Philadelphia in the '50s, he sang and preached the gospel as the “Wonder Boy Preacher." Following a stint at Apollo Records, he broke nationally with a series of country-soul masterpieces for the famed Atlantic Records label.
Crowned the King of Rock 'n Soul, Burke continued to record in the soul idiom until the Grammy-winning 2001 Don't Give Up on Me, produced by Joe Henry and featuring songs by Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson. He followed it up in 2005 with two Grammy-nominated albums for Shout! Factory, Make Do With What You Got, and Nashville, the latter a return to his country roots featuring duets with Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Patty Loveless, Patty Griffin, and Gillian Welch.
A member of the celebrated Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, Burke ventured back to the recording studio in January 2008 to lay down tracks with producer/drummer Steve Jordan. The album, Like A Fire pairs the master with guest stars Ben Harper and Keb’ Mo’ and features songs written by fellow musical legends Eric Clapton and Jesse Harris. The result is a collaboration Relix Magazine says “makes even the simplest of songs vital.”
WEBSITE
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