Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010)

Solomon Burke (Philadelphia (USA) March 21, 1940 – Schiphol (Netherlands) October 10, 2010)

John Wilde of The Guardian Writes...
"Some things we can all agree on. The greatest footballer of all time? Pele. The greatest movie actor? Brando. The greatest boxer? Ali. When it comes to the question of the greatest soul singer, we will forever be arguing deep into the night. Sam Cooke or Clyde McPhatter? Marvin Gaye or Aretha Franklin? James Carr, Bobby Bland, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Levi Stubbs, OV Wright, James Brown, Bettye LaVette, Smokey Robinson, Dusty Springfield, Ray Charles, Don Covay, Tammi Terrell, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, David Ruffin, Irma Thomas, Jackie Wilson, Roberta Flack … Whichever names are proposed, every last one of them has to reckon with the mighty, mighty Solomon Burke".

RIP