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    Solomon Burke

    Biography

    While Solomon Burke never made a major impact upon the pop audience -- he never, in fact, had a Top 20 hit -- he was an important early soul pioneer. On his '60s singles for Atlantic, he brought a country influence into R&B with emotional phrasing and intricately constructed, melodic ballads and midtempo songs. At the same time, he was surrounded with sophisticated "uptown" arrangements and was ...more
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    Lyrics

  • Pledging My Love
  • Detroit City
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    Full Songs

  • Like A Fire - full album stream
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    Sound Clips

  • Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Live)
  • If You Need Me
  • Got to Get You off My Mind (Live)
  • Soul Meeting
  • Presents For Christmas
  • Detroit City
  • Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)
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    Ringtones

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    Web Links

  • Don't Give Up on Me Album Review
  • Solomon Burke at The Music Box
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