Solomon Burke Live at Estival Jazz Lugano 2009

Set-list:
Intro
That's how I got to Memphis
Cry to me
-Diamond in your mind
Soul searching
If you need me
I wanna go home
A change is gonna come (dedicated to Michael Jackson)
Misty Blue
Down in the valle
Don't give up on me
Otis Redding medley (Sittin' on the dock of the bay / Mustang sally)
Band intro
Medley(Proud Mary / Lucille / Tutti frutti / Good golly Miss Molly)
Solomon Burke receives a prize
'Til I get it right
What a wonderful world
Everybody needs somebody to love


Line-up:
Solomon Burke - vocals
Rudy Copeland - Hammond B3 organ
Keith Hollis Ladinski - keyboards
Guitar Jack Wargo - lead guitar
Sam Mayfield - rhythm guitar
Aaldert Van Weelden - bass
Daniel Hofmann - baritone saxophone
Carle Vickers - alto saxophone, trumpet
Allan Deville - trumpet
Mandale McGee - drums
Raffaella Stirpe - viola
Simona Mana - violin
Candy Burke - backing vocals
Sophia Burke Perez - backing vocals

#SolomonBurke during his "Love To The World Tour" performing live at Estival Jazz Lugano 2009

Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1936 or 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American preacher and singer who shaped the sound of #rhythmandblues as one of the founding fathers of #soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul", and was known for his "prodigious output".

He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My Mind", "Down in the Valley", and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to honorifically as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul", and the "Muhammad Ali of soul". Due to his minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding, Burke has been described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of its golden age. Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler referred to Burke as "the greatest male soul singer of all time".

Burke's most famous recordings, which spanned five years in the early 1960s, bridged the gap between mainstream R&B and grittier R&B. Burke was "a singer whose smooth, powerful articulation and mingling of sacred and profane themes helped define soul music in the early 1960s." He drew from his roots—gospel, jazz, country, and blues—as well as developing his own style at a time when R&B, and rock were both still in their infancy. Described as both "Rabelaisian" and also as a "spiritual enigma", "perhaps more than any other artist, the ample figure of Solomon Burke symbolized the ways that spirituality and commerce, ecstasy and entertainment, sex and salvation, individualism and brotherhood, could blend in the world of 1960s soul music."

During the 55 years that he performed professionally, Burke released 38 studio albums on at least 17 record labels and had 35 singles that charted in the US, including 26 singles that made the Billboard R&B charts. In 2001, Burke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer. His album Don't Give Up on Me won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards in 2003. By 2005 Burke was credited with selling 17 million albums. Rolling Stone ranked Burke as No. 89 on its 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".

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