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Solomon Burke

1936 - 2010

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Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul", and was known for his "prodigious output". 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 honorifically as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul", and the "Muhammad Ali of Soul". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Solomon Burke is the 558th most popular singer (down from 350th in 2019), the 3,446th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,024th in 2019) and the 181st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Solomon Burke ranks 558 out of 4,381. Before him are Lill-Babs, Henri Salvador, Trini Lopez, Sharon den Adel, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Bertrand Cantat. After him are Šaban Bajramović, Lili Ivanova, Black, Tricky, Cristina Deutekom, and J. Cole.

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Among people born in 1936, Solomon Burke ranks 179. Before him are Frank Serpico, Frankétienne, Savitri, Eliahu Inbal, Juliette Mayniel, and Hermeto Pascoal. After him are Šaban Bajramović, Jozef Vengloš, Norma Aleandro, Gabriel Matzneff, Joaquín Peiró, and Valentín Paniagua. Among people deceased in 2010, Solomon Burke ranks 114. Before him are Laurent Fignon, Martin Sandberger, Andrei Voznesensky, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Charlie Wilson, and Alexander McQueen. After him are Nasr Abu Zayd, Philippa Foot, Vladimir Ilyushin, Girija Prasad Koirala, Alain Corneau, and Jonathan Motzfeldt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Solomon Burke ranks 3,446 out of 20,380. Before him are Djuna Barnes (1892), Paul Guilfoyle (1949), Lance Reddick (1962), Donald O'Connor (1925), Christopher Browning (1944), and Dorothy Parker (1893). After him are Barbara Lawrence (1930), Victor French (1934), Vic Morrow (1929), Peter G. Peterson (1926), Peggy Lipton (1946), and Jean Peters (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Solomon Burke ranks 181. Before him are KRS-One (1965), Tracy Chapman (1964), Neil Sedaka (1939), Michael Bolton (1953), Don McLean (1945), and Trini Lopez (1937). After him are Waylon Jennings (1937), Paul Robeson (1898), Rebbie Jackson (1950), Stephen Stills (1945), David Lee Roth (1954), and Barbara Hendricks (1948).

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