Sixties Soul pioneer Solomon Burke will drop by KCRW for a spin on The Open Road as Guest DJ with Gary Calamar on Sunday October 20. His version of gospel and country tinged R&B; influenced many ...

The King of Rock and Soul: Solomon Burke; New solo work from Robert Plant; A look back at the work of Alan Lomax; Damon Gough, a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy; A great ASC unknown: Andy Stochansky; and Pure ...

who was revered as one of music’s greatest vocalists, died early Sunday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport at the age of 70. Hear Gary Calamar’s tribute, including an interview with Solomon, up now in ...

Soul legend Solomon Burke died Oct. 10 on the way to a concert in Amsterdam. He was 70 years old. After the news of Burke's death spread, All Things Considered host Melissa Block spoke with musician ...

The tremendous, triumphant voice of Solomon Burke embodies so much: Philly and Muscle Shoals; the pulpit and the stage; soul and country and rock and gospel. On Don’t Give Up on Me, Burke’s highest ...

Many things have gone unchanged in a secular Solomon Burke show over the past 2½ decades -- the medleys, the sanctifying, the tributes to old soul singers, the purity of his delivery. As he mounts a ...

Solomon Burke comes from the storied tradition of soul singers who made the leap from church choir to radio. He has been proselytizing since he was seven, and he has the warm, rich voice of a singing ...