R+B singer Solomon Burke. has released a new record called Like a Fire. Kurt Andersen talked to Burke back in 2006, when he released Nashville, a collection of tunes he recorded in the country-music ...

Solomon Burke 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 ...

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 ...