He was one of the great ones- his classic '60s sides still sound great and he continued to cut more of it up until his death. Besides which, he was a very enterprising man who seemed to have a seemingly endless number of "side hustles" going on besides music- he got banned from performing at the Apollo because he undercut their concessions by selling his own "magic" popcorn!
Whenever I see "Solomon Burke," I reflexively dive into whatever it is, as I consider him to be one of the GOATs, as the kids say. I'm thankful I did for this piece. Great interview!
I had a moment of panic, when I remembered that "Give Me Just a Little More Time" has been running through my mind for some unknowable reason. Was this article a sign from the gods of music?
He was one of the great ones- his classic '60s sides still sound great and he continued to cut more of it up until his death. Besides which, he was a very enterprising man who seemed to have a seemingly endless number of "side hustles" going on besides music- he got banned from performing at the Apollo because he undercut their concessions by selling his own "magic" popcorn!
Burke was one of the evening headliners at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in the late 1990s. What an absolute force of nature he was.
Whenever I see "Solomon Burke," I reflexively dive into whatever it is, as I consider him to be one of the GOATs, as the kids say. I'm thankful I did for this piece. Great interview!
I had a moment of panic, when I remembered that "Give Me Just a Little More Time" has been running through my mind for some unknowable reason. Was this article a sign from the gods of music?
But no, that song was not Solomon Burke.
No, the gods don't work weekends. This one's from me :-).