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Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. [2]
The song was later covered by Otis Redding on his 1965 album Otis Blue, and was featured in the 1996 film 2 Days in the Valley, [8] and generated income for Cassandra Berns, who inherited the publishing rights from her father, Bert Berns, [9] who was credited as co-writer, [10] along with "Babe" Chivian, and Joseph C. Martin.
In April 1969, Solomon Burke released a cover of Proud Mary on Bell Records. [40] Burke mixed gospel and country music to make the song as a celebration of black consciousness. It was the title track of his 1969 album Proud Mary. [41] The single was Burke's second release for Bell and was co-produced by singer Tamiko Jones. [42]
The song has been variously described as "gospely" [1] or "folkie spiritual". [2] In writing about King, Griffin followed other songwriters, such as U2 with "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "MLK", James Taylor with "Shed a Little Light", and Stevie Wonder, whose song "Happy Birthday" about King provided a boost in bringing about the Martin Luther King Jr. Day national holiday.
" Maria, breit den Mantel aus" (Mary, spread out your cloak), first printed in 1640 " Maria, dich lieben ist allzeit mein Sinn" (Mary, to love you is always on my mind), 18th century, rewritten by Friedrich Dürr in 1972 " Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" (Maria walks amid the thorns), traditional Advent song
The final song on The New Christy Minstrels' May 1964 Columbia Records album Today, [4] the title track was released as the single Columbia 43000 with the B side "Miss Katy Cruel". The record peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard magazine "Hot 100" chart and No. 4 on the magazine's Adult Contemporary chart. [5] [6]
The song seems to lyrically touch on Swift's romantic side, from wanting a guy's attention (“I wait patiently / He's gonna notice me / It's okay, we're the best of friends”) to reaching ...
"Soul Searchin '" is a song written by American musicians Brian Wilson and Andy Paley for an aborted Beach Boys reunion album in the 1990s. It was later recorded by Solomon Burke (for his 2002 album Don't Give Up on Me) and Wilson himself (for his 2004 album Gettin' In over My Head).