Solomon Burke

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Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American recording artist and vocalist, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and a "key transitional figure in the development of soul music from rhythm and blues. He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My Mind", "Down in the Valley" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul" and the "Muhammad Ali of soul". Due to Burke's minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke is often described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of its golden age.Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler once referred to Burke as "the greatest male soul singer of all time".

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Discography

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Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1993 Soul Ballads Various Artists 1
2002 The Heart and Soul of Bert Berns Various Artists 1
2003 Go Tell It on the Mountain The Blind Boys of Alabama 2
2004 Jack o the Green: Small World Big Band Friends 3 Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra 1
2005 Swinging the Blues, Dancing the Ska Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra 1
2006 Moving Out to the Country Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra 1
2009 Atlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics Various Artists 2
2010 Mean Old Man Jerry Lee Lewis 3
2011 Jools Holland & Friends Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra 1
— Golden Slumbers: A Father's Love Various Artists 1
— Slow Jams - The 60's Volume 3 Various Artists 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1967 That's Soul, Volume 1 Compilation Various Artists 2
1985 Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Volume 5 (1962-1966) Compilation Various Artists 2
1985 Out of the Blue Compilation Various Artists 1
1987 Atlantic Soul Classics Compilation Various Artists 4
1987 That's Soul: The Best of American Black Music Compilation Various Artists 1
1988 The Best of Cool Yule Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 R & B Rhythm & Blues Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 Ultimate Breaks & Beats, Volume 23 Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 The Rock 'n' Roll Era: The '60s: Rave On Compilation Various Artists 1
1991 Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 Compilation Various Artists 1
1991 Jukebox Hits of 1963, Volume 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1991 Rhythm & Blues: 1965 Compilation Various Artists 1
1991 Soul Christmas Compilation Various Artists 1
1991 The Bob Dylan Songbook Compilation Various Artists 4 1
1992 This Is Soul: A Collection of Soul Smashes Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 Knock on Wood. (disc 2:.) Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 Sweet Soul Music: Voices From the Shadows Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 The Kings of Black Music Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 The Rock 'n' Roll Era: R&B Gems II Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 The World of Soul / Hold on, I'm Comin' (disc 1) Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 The World of Soul / Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (disc 3) Compilation Various Artists 1
1992 The World of Soul / Sex Machine. (disc 4) Compilation Various Artists 1
1993 Rhythm & Blues Formidable Compilation Various Artists 2
1993 De Pre Historie 1961, Volume 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1993 De Pre Historie 1964, Volume 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1993 The Disco Box, Volume 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1994 Blue Highway Compilation Various Artists 1
1994 Soul Hits Compilation Various Artists 1
1994 The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 5 Compilation Various Artists 1
1995 That's Soul, Volume 4 Compilation Various Artists 1
1995 Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus Compilation Various Artists 1
1995 Soul Explosion Compilation Various Artists 2
1995 The Greatest Soul Collection Compilation Various Artists 1
1995 The Ultimate Soul Collection Compilation Various Artists 1
1996 Best Christmas Ever Compilation Various Artists 1
1996 Magic Soul Compilation Various Artists 2
1997 Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Volume 1: Early '60s Compilation Various Artists 1
1997 Simply the Best: Classic Soul Compilation Various Artists 1
1997 Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul Compilation Various Artists 1

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