Solomon Burke
#32,911
Most Influential Person Now
American singer
Why Is Solomon Burke Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul", and was known for his "prodigious output".
