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Mariah Faith is headed to American Idol’s Top 20! After being named to the Top 20, Faith took the stage to offer up a unique rendition of Solomon Burke’s “Cry to Me.” The 1962 song was a perfect match ...

Soul music legend Solomon Burke died Sunday morning at age 70. His hits included "Cry To Me," "Got to Get You Off Off My Mind" and "Tonight's The Night." He in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport while on ...

Kelly Clarkson‘s newest live performance on Kellyoke is so good, it just might make you cry. Covering Solomon Burke‘s classic hit “Cry To Me” on the Tuesday (May 24) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show ...

Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wrote "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" and recorded the hit "Cry To Me" used in the movie "Dirty Dancing," has died at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. He was 70. Airport ...

AMSTERDAM - Solomon Burke was born to the sound of music in an upstairs room of a Philadelphia church and went on to become one of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s, renowned as among music's ...

Jessie Wagner has released a new single — a cover of the early 1960’s classic “Cry To Me” by soul singer Solomon Burke. The track serves to tide fans over until the release of her sophomore solo LP on ...

He won his Grammy in 2003, but Solomon Burke, who died Oct. 10 at 70, became the “King of Rock and Soul” long before that. He first sang “Cry to Me” in 1962 and preached “Everybody Needs Somebody to ...

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 ...