Description: (Singer, Priest, Guitarist, Songwriter, Composer)
Solomon Burke was a pioneering American singer and one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He is considered a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul. Despite minimal chart success compared to other soul greats, he was hailed as the greatest male soul singer of all time. Burke's smooth, powerful articulation and blending of sacred and profane themes helped define soul music. He released 38 studio albums, had 35 charting singles, won a Grammy, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.