'The King of Rock And Soul'
Solomon Burke was a minor star if measured solely by chart success, he had five top forty hits in the early 1960s for Atlantic and largely fell into obscurity thereafter, bouncing from label to label throughout the '70s, '80s and '90s.
He also had one of the stranger resumes among those inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a preacher, an undertaker, a businessman and host of a gospel radio show on top of being the undisputed King of Rock and Soul for nearly five decades. He held the record for most rejections before induction, too.
-> 2010-10-11
+ American Soul Legend Solomon Burke Dies in the Netherlands at 70
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