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(ThyBlackMan.com) Solomon Burke’s contributions to American music are often underrepresented in mainstream discussions of soul, yet his influence is undeniable. Known as the “King of Rock ’n’ Soul,” ...

Solomon Burke 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 ...

Solomon Burke, the larger-than-life "King of Rock and Soul" who was revered as one of music's greatest vocalists died early Sunday at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. He was 70. Solomon Burke, the larger ...