RIP, Solomon Burke Mr. Solomon Burke, who was arguably the last living link to an age of soul music that has now passed, has just died. Rest in peace, you beautiful singer of songs.
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I had just seen him very recently, performing in Tokyo on his first and only trip to Japan. His voice was something, well, sublime. So happy to have had that one chance, at least, to hear the man who could still stand in the shoes of giants like Otis Redding, jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, etc.