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Solomon Burke was one of the pioneers of Soul music in the late '50s and early '60s, blending R&B, Gospel and Blues to create a new and distinctive sound that would be the dominant force in black music through to the mid-'70s. Described by Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records as the greatest male Soul singer of all time he had his greatest success in the first half of the '60s but carried on performing right up until his death in 2010. Solomon Burke played at Montreux several times in the 2000s and was always popular with the festival crowd. This performance from 2006 showcases his still magnificent voice, his humor and his spirituality on a selection of classic Soul, Gospel and Blues songs for the ultimate goodtime party!
01. Baby what you want me to do
02. Cry to me
03. Diamond in your mind
04. Got to get you off my mind / Having a party
05. So close and yet so far
06. I wish I knew (How it would feel to be free)
07. Down in the valley
08. Georgia on my mind
09. Sitting on the dock of the bay / Fa fa fa sad song / Stand by me / In the midnight hour
10. Just out of reach / He`ll have to go / I almost lost My Mind / It`s just a matter of time
11. Detroit city
12. Don`t give up on me
13. Johnny be goode / Lucille / Tutti frutti
14. Wonderful world
15. I will survive
16. None of us are free
17. The lord will make a way somehow / This little light of mine
18. How I got to Memphis
19. May the good lord bless and keep you
20. Everybody needs somebody to love / When the Saints go marching in
Burke Solomon