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While Solomon Burke never made a major impact upon the pop audience -- he never, in fact, had a Top 20 hit -- he was an important early soul pioneer. On his '60s singles for Atlantic, he brought a country influence into R&B with emotional phrasing and intricately constructed, melodic ballads and midtempo songs. At the same time, he was surrounded with sophisticated ...more

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  • Like A Fire - full album stream

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  • Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Live)
  • Cry to Me
  • If You Need Me
  • I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
  • Got to Get You off My Mind (Live)

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  • Solomon Burke at The Music Box

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