- Solomon Burke( James Solomon McDonald )【 120 songs in total 】
- Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American preacher and singer, 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 his minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke has been described as the genre's 'most unfairly overlooked singer' of its golden age. Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler referred to Burke as 'the greatest male soul singer of all time'.
Burke's most famous recordings, which spanned five years in the early 1960s, bridged the gap between mainstream R&B and grittier R&B. Burke was 'a singer whose smooth, powerful articulation and mingling of sacred and profane themes helped define soul music in the early 1960s.' He drew from his roots – gospel, jazz, country and blues – as well as developing his own style at a time when R&B, and rock were both still in their infancy. Described as both 'Rabelaisian' and also as a 'spiritual enigma,' 'perhaps more than any other artist, the ample figure of Solomon Burke symbolized the ways that spirituality and commerce, ecstasy and entertainment, sex and salvation, individualism and brotherhood, could blend in the world of 1960s soul music.'
During the 55 years that he performed professionally, Burke released 38 studio albums on at least 17 record labels and had 35 singles that charted in the US, including 26 singles that made the Billboard R&B charts. In 2001, Burke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer. His album Don't Give Up on Me won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003. By 2005 Burke was credited with selling 17 million albums. Rolling Stone ranked Burke as no. 89 on its 2008 list of '100 Greatest Singers of All Time'.
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A Change Is Gonna Come (Live)
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A Minute To Rest And A Second To Pray
Ben Harper
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A Picture of You(Provided)
2013-01
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Ain't Got You
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Ain't That Something(Provided)
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Always Together(Provided)
2013-01
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At the Crossroads
Van Morrison
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Atta Way to Go (Live)
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Atta Way to Go
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10
Be Bop Grandma(Provided)
2013-01
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11
Can't Nobody Love You
James Mitchell
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12
Christmas Presents(Provided)
2013-01
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Come Rain or Come Shine
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Cry To Me
Bert Berns
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15
Detroit City (Live)
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Diamond in Your Mind (Live)
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17
Don't Cry(Provided)
2013-01
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Don't Give Up On Me (Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland 2006)
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Don't Give Up On Me
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20
Doodle De Doo(Provided)
2013-01
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21
Down in the Valley
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Dreams(Provided)
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Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Live)
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Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Single/LP Version)
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25
Everybody Needs Somebody
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26
Everything About You(Provided)
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27
Fast Train (Live)
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28
For You and You Alone(Provided)
2013-01
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29
Friendship Ring(Provided)
2013-01
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30
Good Rockin' Tonight (Live)
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31
Goodbye Baby (baby Goodbye)
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32
Got to Get You Off My Mind (Edit)
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33
Got To Get You Off My Mind
Dolores Burke, Solomon Burke, T B Moore
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34
He'll Have to Go (Live)
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35
Home in Your Heart
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36
Honey Where's the Money Gone
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37
Honk, Honk, Honk Pt 1(Provided)
2013-01
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38
Honk, Honk, Honk Pt 2(Provided)
2013-01
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39
How Many Times(Provided)
2013-01
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40
I Got the Blues
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
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41
I Need You Tonight(Provided)
2013-01
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I Need Your Love In My Life
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I Will Survive
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44
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
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I'm All Alone(Provided)
2013-01
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I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You
John Berry, Don Covay
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47
I'm in Love(Provided)
2013-01
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48
I'm Leavin'(Provided)
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I'm Not Afraid(Provided)
2013-01
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If I Give My Heart To You
Jimmy Brewster, Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs
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51
If You Need Me (Live)
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52
If You Need Me (Re-Recorded Version)
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If You Need Me
Robert Bateman, Wilson Pickett, Sonny Sanders
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It Makes No Difference
Robbie Robertson
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55
It Must Be Love(Provided)
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56
It's All Right
2013-01
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57
It's Just a Matter of Time
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58
Just Out Of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)
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Just Out Of Reach
Virgil F Stewart
2013-01
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60
Keep a Light In the Window
J W Alexander
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61
Keep the Magic Working
2013-01
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62
Leave My Kitten Alone(Provided)
2013-01
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63
Like a Fire (Live)
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64
Like A Fire(Provided)
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65
Lonesome Highway (Album Version)
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66
Lonesome Highway
Jessie Mae Robinson
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67
Maggie's Farm
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68
Mama, Mama Dear(Provided)
2013-01
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69
Millionaire(Provided)
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70
More Beauty
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71
My Heart Is a Chapel(Provided)
2013-01
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72
My Rose Saved From The Street
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73
New Company(Provided)
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74
No Man Walks Alone
2013-01
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75
None of Us Are Free (Live)
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76
None of Us Are Free
Barry Mann, Brenda Russell, Cynthia Weil
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77
Nothing's Impossible(Provided)
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78
Oh What A Feeling(Provided)
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79
Proud Mary (Live)
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80
Say You Love Me Too(Provided)
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81
Shame On Me
Donald Bryant, Willie Mitchell
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82
Someone to Love Me
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83
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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84
Take Me (Just As I Am)
Lindon Oldham, Dan Penn
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85
Thank You
Solomon Burke, Eric Patrick Clapton
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86
That's How I Got to Memphis (Live)
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87
That's How I Got to Memphis
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88
The Do Right Song
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89
The Electronic Magnetism
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90
The Error Of My Ways(Provided)
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91
The Fall(Provided)
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92
The Other Side of the Coin
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93
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
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94
They Always Say(Provided)
2013-01
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This Is It(Provided)
2013-01
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96
This Little Ring(Provided)
2013-01
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97
To Thee(Provided)
2013-01
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98
Tonight's the Night (Live)
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99
Tonight's The Night
Solomon Burke, Don Covay
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100
Understanding(Provided)
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101
Up to the Mountain
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102
Walking in a Dream(Provided)
2013-01
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103
We Don't Need It
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104
We're Gonna Hold On
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105
Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
Hank Sr Williams
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106
What Good Am I?
Bob Dylan
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107
What Makes Me Think I Was Right(Provided)
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108
When a Man Loves a Woman
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109
When You're Not Here(Provided)
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110
Why Do Me That Way(Provided)
2013-01
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111
Why, Why, Why
James W Alexander
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112
You And Me
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113
You Are My One Love(Provided)
2013-01
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114
You Can Run but You Can't Hide(Provided)
2013-01
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115
You Can't Love 'Em All
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116
You Don't Send Me Anymore(Provided)
2013-01
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117
You Needed Me
Randy Goodrum
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118
You're Good For Me
Don Covay, Horace Ott
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119
You're Not Alone(Provided)
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120
'til I Get It Right