Solomon_Burke

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Solomon Burke Solomon Burke Reach Of My Open Arms", a cover of a country song. Though well-received by both peers and critics, and attaining a few moderate pop and several major R&B hits, Burke never could quite break through into the mainstream as did Sam Cooke or Otis Redding, who covered Burke’s "Down in the Valley" for 1965’s Otis Blue. His best known song is "Cry to Me", used in the dance and seduction scene in the film Dirty Dancing. In 1964 he wrote and recorded "EveryBackground information body Needs Somebody to Love", Burke’s most prominent bid for an enduring soul "The King of Rock ’N Soul", "Big Sol" Also known as standard. Almost immediately covered by The March 21, 1940 (1940-03-21) [1] Rolling Stones the same year, other wellBorn known versions include one by Wilson Pickett Philadelphia, U.S. and another, a decade and a half later, in the Blues, Gospel, R&B, Soul Genre(s) 1980 film by The Blues Brothers. Burke has enjoyed a special relationship Occupation(s) Preacher, singer with the Catholic Church throughout his life 1960s Years active and in 2000, he and his family were invited to Kenwood Records, Atlantic, Sequel, Label(s) perform at the Jubilee of the Family at the Fat Possum Records Vatican. Since then, he has been invited back to http://www.thekingsolomonburke.comthe Vatican by both Pope John Paul II and Website Pope Benedict XVI for Vatican’s Christmas celebration. [1]) is Solomon Burke (born March 21, 1940 Burke was also an undertaker and had a an American Grammy Award-winning singmortuary business in Los Angeles.[2] He was er/songwriter. During the half-century that trained as a mortician early in his life and he has performed, he has drawn from his had worked in his uncle’s funeral parlor.[3] roots: gospel, soul, and blues, as well as deHe was inducted into the Rock and Roll veloping his own style in a time when R&B, Hall of Fame in 2001. and rock were still in their infancy. Burke is His career was to some degree revived in revered by some of the most respected big 2002, with the release of Don’t Give Up On acts as a pioneer and member of the prestigiMe on Fat Possum Records and produced by ous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joe Henry,[4] where he sang songs written specifically for the album by various top-rank artists, including Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello and Tom Waits. Solomon Burke was born in Philadelphia, Don’t Give Up On Me won the Grammy for Pennsylvania on March 21, 1940. Some Best Contemporary Blues Album. sources claim that he was born in 1936, othIn 1987, he appeared in the movie The Big ers say 1938, but in a 2002 interview with Easy as Daddy Mention and he is featured in Philadelphia Weekly Burke stated himself the 2004 movie Lightning in a Bottle, singing that he was indeed born in 1940.[1] He began "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Down in the his adult life as a preacher in Philadelphia, Valley". Also in 2004, Solomon appeared on and soon moved on to hosting a gospel radio Junkie XL’s album, Radio JXL: A Broadcast show. In the 1960s, he signed with Atlantic From the Computer Hell Cabin, performing Records and began moving towards more "Catch Up To My Step". Also in 2004 he was secular music. His first hit was "Just Out Of featured on the song "I Pray On Christmas" Solomon Burke Biography 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia from the Blind Boys Of Alabama album Go Tell It On The Mountain, which won a Grammy for Best Traditional Gospel Album. In 2004, Burke also recorded a duet with Italian soul singer Zucchero. The two artists performed Zucchero’s hit "Diavolo in me" (Devil in Me), on the duets album Zu & Co. Burke was also a guest at a London show in May 2004 in which Zucchero presented the album. This performance is included on Zucchero’s DVD Zu & Co. - Live at the Royal Albert Hall. He was mentioned throughout the Nick Hornby novel "High Fidelity." In 2005, he appeared as a special guest with Jools Holland on his autumn tour of the United Kingdom, including two sell-out shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In September 2006, Burke returned to his country roots with the release of a 14-track country album titled Nashville, produced by Buddy Miller. It included guest vocals from Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch and Patty Loveless. The album peaked at #55 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Solomon was joined by a host of top country stars and backed by Buddy Miller and his Band at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee on September 25, 2006 for a oneoff concert to celebrate the release of Nashville. The concert was filmed by HDNet and was released on DVD in Europe on September 17, 2007. On September 28, 2006, Burke was among the several rock, soul, and country legends that sang along with Jerry Lee Lewis at the live concert "Last Man Standing" at the Sony Music Studio in New York. The two duets were "Who Will the Next Fool Be" and "Today I Started Lovin’ You Again". In February 2007, Burke performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and later on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The Tonight Show performance was accompanied by The Tonight Show Band members and bandleader Kevin Eubanks on lead guitar. On Late Night he performed with Buddy Miller "That’s How I Got To Memphis", from Burke’s album Nashville. As of February, 2009, Burke was the father of 21 children (14 daughters and 7 sons),[5] 90 grandchildren and 19 greatgrandchildren.[4] On 15 July 2008, Burke confirmed to his audience at the Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival in France that he would soon Solomon Burke have 90 grandchildren. Several of his children and grandchildren have had successful careers in various facets of the music industry, though none are as renowned as their patriarch. One of his grandsons, Novel, will release his first studio album in October 2008. His daughter, Candy Burke, was a backing singer for the first time at a Burke performance in the July 2008 Juan Les Pins concert where she performed a rendition of "I Will Survive" to rapturous applause from the crowd. As one of the early artists at Atlantic Records, in 2007 Burke honored Ahmet Ertegün, the co-founder of Atlantic Records and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Burke co-hosted the March 2007 celebration of Ertegun’s life’s work at Lincoln Center in New York, participated in the American Master’s documentary Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built, and in December 2007, Burke performed at the private afterparty for the Led Zeppelin reunion concert at The O2 in Greenwich, London, along with Ben E. King, Percy Sledge and Sam Moore. In January 2008, Solomon went back to the recording studio to record with the producer/drummer Steve Jordan. The album titled Like A Fire has songs written specifically for Burke by Ben Harper, Eric Clapton, Jesse Harris, Keb’ Mo’, Meegan Voss and Steve Jordan and was released on June 10, 2008. This album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2008. [6] Burke joined Widespread Panic on stage for None of Us Are Free at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on June 20, 2008. He performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 15, 2008, and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival on June 22, 2008, and for the first time in his career at England’s Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2008. This was part of his European 2008 Summer Tour, and included concerts in Portugal, England, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Switzerland, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden. In 2009, Burke joined Willie Mitchell at Mitchell’s Royal Studio in Memphis to work together on a new recording. It is the first time Burke and Mitchell have worked together in their careers. Burke also put on his record label hat - his label, The One Entertainment Systems has signed Clarence Fountain and Sam Butler and their most recent project: Stepping Up And Stepping Out. It is 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence Fountain’s first project since stepping away from The Blind Boys of Alabama. Solomon Burke References Discography • You Can Run But You Can’t Hide - 1958 (Apollo) • Solomon Burke - 1962 (Kenwood) • Rock ’n’ Soul - 1964 (Atlantic) • The Rest of Solomon Burke - 1965 (Atlantic) • I Wish I Knew - 1968 (Atlantic) • King Solomon - 1968 (Sequel) • Proud Mary - 1969 • King Heavy - 1972 • Cool Breeze - 1972 (Soundtrack) • Electronic Magnetism - 1972 • I Have a Dream - 1974 • Back to My Roots - 1975 • Music to Make Love By - 1975 • Sidewalks, Fences & Walls - 1979 • Lord We Need a Miracle - 1979 • Get Up and Do Something - 1979 • King of Rock ’n’ Soul - 1981 • Take Me, Shake Me [live] - 1983 • Soul Alive! - 1984 • A Change is Gonna Come - 1986 • Love Trap - 1987 • Into My Life You Came - 1990 • This is His - 1990 • Homeland - 1990 • Soul of the Blues - 1993 • Live at House of Blues - 1994 • Definition of Soul - 1997 • We Need a Miracle’ - 1998 • Not By Water But Fire This Time - 1999 • Soulman - 2002 • Don’t Give Up on Me - 2002 • The Incredible Solomon Burke at His Best - 2002 • The Apollo Album - 2003 • Make Do With What You Got - 2005 • Nashville - 2006 • Like a Fire - 2008 [1] ^ Valania, Jonathan (2002-07-17). "Solomon Burke brings it home". Philadelphia Weekly. http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/ view.php?id=3346&highlight=valania. Retrieved on 2008-10-07. [2] "Review: Don’t Give Up on Me", Harp Magazine. [3] Chalmers, Robert, "Solomon Burke: last of the great soul men", The Independent, Sunday, 29 June 2008 [4] ^ Schneider, Jason (October 2007). "Soul Survivors: How Classic Rhythm and Blues Has Become Vital Once Again". Exclaim.ca. http://www.exclaim.ca/ articles/ multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=779&fid1=2 Retrieved on 2007-09-26. [5] "Solomon Burke". NPR. 22 October 2002. http://www.npr.org/programs/tavis/ features/2002/oct/solomonburke/. Retrieved on 5 December 2008. [6] http://www.grammy.com/ GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx Further reading • Solomon Burke, interview in Mojo magazine, August 2008 issue • Newby, Tom, "Solomon Burke Gets His Due", in Honest Tune (The Southern Journal of Jam) magazine, Oxford, Mississippi, June 18, 2008 External links • Solomon Burke -- official website. • Solomon Burke discography at Discogs. • Solomon Burke discography at Soul Express. • Make Do With What You Got -TracksMusic review. • Make Do With What You Got -- The Music Box review. • Free video stream of Solomon Burke’s Soul Service at Fabchannel. • Free video stream of a Solomon Burke concert at Paradiso, Amsterdam at Fabchannel. • Solomon Burke photos at the Gospel Festival Chicago IL, 2005]. • Solomon Burke biography at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. • Solomon Burke page at AllMusic. Other contributions • Lifted: Songs of the Spirit - 2002 - "None of Us Are Free" • Joyful Noise - Derek Trucks Band - 2002 "Home In Your Heart" and "Like Anyone Else" • Jack O The Green - Jools Holland - 2005 "Message To My Son" with Eric Clapton 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Rock Hall Inductee Solomon Burke Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Burke" Categories: Living people, 1940 births, American blues musicians, American blues singers, American gospel singers, American male singers, American rhythm and blues musicians, American rhythm and blues singers, American soul musicians, American soul singers, Fat Possum Records artists, Black Top Records artists, Bell Records artists, Grammy Award winners, Musicians from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Atlantic Records artists This page was last modified on 9 April 2009, at 10:23 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. 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