One of the last of the greats passed away this weekend, Solomon Burke. There's just too much great music he produced over the course of his career...to try and encapsulate it in a few paragraphs could never do it justice. I was fortunate to have seen him perform live in September 1992 at Tramps in NYC. He was still performing standing up, he wasn't on the throne full-time yet. It was an amazing show, very close in spirit to the 1989 live disc "Soul Alive". I remember him pulling Chaka Khan out of the audience to sing a song. Burke was never on a par (hit-wise) with Sam Cooke, Otis Redding or some of the other early soul singers, but he was still a fantastic singer, rooted in gospel and r&b. He had a career resurgence in 2002 and released a string of excellent albums this decade that ended this year with "Nothing's Impossible", which was the last record produced by Willie Mitchell (he died last year). Another great talent gone....very few of the great soul singers left.
Early this morning, Sunday, October 10, 2010, the legendary King of Rock & Soul, Solomon Burke, our father, passed away due to natural causes.
Solomon had just arrived at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for a sold out show at Paradiso with Dutch band, De Dijk. He was on his way to spread his message of love as he loved to do.
This is a time of great sorrow for our entire family. We truly appreciate all of the support and well wishes from his friends and fans. Although our hearts and lives will never be the same, his love, life and music will continue to live within us forever. As our family grieves during this time of mourning, thank you for respecting our privacy.
Family of Solomon Burke
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