Solomon Burke, a pioneering singer-songwriter of so-called sweet soul music whose powerful ballads in the 1960s were a major influence on a generation of rock, R&B; and pop vocalists, has died. He was ...

Solomon Burke, pastor and soul legend, is on the phone from California on the Monday after Mother’s Day. At one of the Sunday church services, he’d asked for the oldest grandmother to come forward, ...

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 is back, though he didn't leave for long. Ten years ago, the soul music legend quit recording to devote more time to preaching, but he returned with a country album in 2006. This year, ...