Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Solomon Burke Dead | Dies On Flight To Amsterdam

Burke, 70, died early Sunday of natural causes at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

He 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 among music's premier vocalists.

Yet his popularity never matched that of those he influenced, contemporaries including James Brown and Marvin Gaye.Read more

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