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American preacher and singer

Date of Birth: 21 March 1940
Age at the time of death: 70 years old
Date death 10 October 2010
In the rating: #313 Singer

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Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke was an American preacher and singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues 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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Date of Birth 21 March 1940

Age at the time of death 70 years old

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Sagittarius	84%
Pisces	80%
Scorpio	80%
Gemini	80%
Taurus	80%
Capricorn	76%
Aries	76%
Aquarius	72%
Libra	72%
Virgo	72%
Cancer	64%

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Monkey	92%
Pig	88%
Tiger	88%
Rabbit	88%
Dragon	88%
Goat	84%
Rooster	80%
Horse	80%
Dog	80%
Bull	80%
Rat	76%

Slavic horoscope Wolf Born under the Wolf sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.

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Aurochs	96%
Fox	96%
Stork	96%
Bear	92%
Wolf	88%
Lynx	84%
Eagle	84%
Raven	84%
Horse	80%
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Elk	76%
Serpent	64%
Swan	64%
Pike	60%
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Virgin	56%

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Osiris	92%
Isis	88%
Set	84%
Anubis	84%
Geb	84%
Amun-Ra	84%
Horus	80%
Bastet	76%
Mut	76%
Nile	76%
Sekhmet	56%

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Holly	76%
Oak	76%
Rowan	76%
Ivy	64%
Vine	64%
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Reed	56%

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Makara	84%
Tula	84%
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Dhanu	76%
Simha	64%
Mithuna	60%
Kanya	56%
Karka	56%
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Lily	96%
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Dahlia	92%
Poppy	92%
Belladonna	92%
Mistletoe	92%
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Aster	84%
Carnation	84%
Wild rose	84%
Violet	84%
Bellflower	84%
Chamomile	84%
Immortelle	84%
Gentian	84%
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Rose	76%
Sunflower	76%
Tulip	76%
Daisy	76%
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Lotus	64%
Orchid	64%
Freesia	64%
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Lilac	60%
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Taurus — 1st decan	96%
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Cancer — 1st decan	84%
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Gemini — 2nd decan	80%
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Virgo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	76%
Cancer — 2nd decan	76%
Gemini — 1st decan	76%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	64%
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Sagittarius — 1st decan	64%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	64%
Libra — 2nd decan	64%
Libra — 1st decan	64%
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Scorpio — 2nd decan	60%
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Scorpio — 1st decan	56%
Libra — 3rd decan	56%
Pisces — 2nd decan	44%
Pisces — 1st decan	44%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	40%
Pisces — 3rd decan	36%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	36%
Aquarius — 1st decan	36%

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