SOLOMON BURKE IS A legend in his own time a soul crooner who delivers the blues with more panache than Federal Express. And he’s coming East to personalize them, tomorrow afternoon at SummerStage, in ...

The King of Rock and Soul: Solomon Burke; New solo work from Robert Plant; A look back at the work of Alan Lomax; Damon Gough, a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy; A great ASC unknown: Andy Stochansky; and Pure ...

Soul legend Solomon Burke says there's no great secret for getting major artists to write songs for his albums. By Gary Graff Soul legend Solomon Burke says there’s no great secret for getting major ...

With his last several albums—from 2002’s soulful Don’t Give Up On Me to the rocked-up Make Do With What You Got and 2006’s countrified Nashville —Solomon Burke has helped secure his legend, proving ...

Solomon Burke comes from the storied tradition of soul singers who made the leap from church choir to radio. He has been proselytizing since he was seven, and he has the warm, rich voice of a singing ...

In his 1960s heyday, Solomon Burke strolled on stage in a bejeweled crown and 15-foot cape trimmed in ermine. He was “the king of rock ‘n’ soul,” and it was not an idle claim. The U.S. charts were ...

"Living legend" is an overused term but when it comes to Solomon Burke the title fits. Burke, who was born in Philadelphia in 1940, is the self-proclaimed king of rock'n'soul and one of the most ...

Since 1984, when Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney and Dave Edmunds helped The Everly Brothers launch their comeback with the album EB ’84, a certain kind of record has been a fixture on the pop landscape.

Grammy winning soul and rock’n’roll legend Solomon Burke has collaborated on two new album tracks with guitar genius Eric Clapton. Clapton has written the title track for Burke’s forthcoming album ...

Solomon Burke, a soul music pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee whose songs blended soul, gospel, country and R&B, has died. He was 70.Burke died early Sunday at Amsterdam's Schiphol ...

I've been active producing on our private label, but [the album] Don't Give Up On Me was the genius brainstorm of the president of the label, Andy Kaulkin. He said, "Solomon, I've got an idea." And he ...