Pop & Hiss
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Oct. 10, 2010
Awards Tracker
Feb. 3, 2011
Music
Show-biz pageantry certainly has its place, but why bother when it only obscures the massive vocal talent of a veteran soul man like Solomon Burke?
Dec. 26, 1994
Obituaries
Solomon Burke dies; singer’s voice was as big as his soul
Oct. 11, 2010
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and hall of fame inductee, whose huge voice and emotive tenor influenced a generation of rock, R&B and pop singers, died of natural causes at an Amsterdam airport.
Solomon Burke’s new album is a strong link to the classic ‘60s sound that he helped pioneer.
Feb. 5, 2005
With an album of new songs written for him, Burke is trying to reclaim his rightful place in the soul music pantheon. But can the singer leave the safety of the oldies?
Aug. 11, 2002
A selected guide to Solomon Burke’s albums: “If You Need Me/Rock ‘n Soul” (Collectables).
There are usually one or two names on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s annual list of inductees that cause some younger pop fans to draw a blank--and it’s no different this year.
March 17, 2001
Archives
FAMILY VALUES: A Lesbian Mother’s Fight for Her Son by Phyllis Burke (Vintage: $11; 233 pp.).
July 17, 1994