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SOLOMON BURKE

SOLOMON BURKE Still rocking, still rolling, still ruling Solomon Burke was dubbed “The King of Rock and Soul” in the 1960s—and five decades later he is still ruling from the trademark throne he occupies on stage. Burke didn’t find crossover pop success as a young man, but in the 2000s a string of genre-busting albums earned him new respect and new listeners. Now 70, the father of 21 and grandfather of 90 struggles with health problems but... 

SOLOMON BURKE & DE DIJK

SOLOMON BURKE & DE DIJK Hold on Tight [Verve] It’s an odd pairing on the surface: Solomon Burke, the great soul colossus, fronting a Dutch band hardly known outside their native country. But the members of Amsterdam-based De Dijk (translation: “the dike”) sound as if they were born to back Burke. Recorded in Brussels in just six days in late 2009, Hold on Tight features the soul legend covering (in English translations) a splendid R&B-drenched... 
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