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Solomon Burke

July 1, 1997 by: Scott Jordan

Aretha may be the Queen of Soul and B.B. is the King of the Blues, but Solomon Burke’s moniker stuck in two genres. Crowned “The King of Rock and Soul” by a Baltimore disc jockey, Burke’s title has never been disputed—except by James Brown, but more on that later. Larger-than-life singer, bishop, mortician, and raconteur Burke continues to add to his legacy as one of the most powerful performers of the twentieth century. He was one of Atlantic Records’ greatest assets in its heyday as the pre...

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