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MetsFan · 03-11-2003, 04:51 AM

Last night, my boss gave me Solomon Burke's latest disc, "Don't Give Up On Me". I was familiar with who Burke is but had never listened to him.

But this disc kicks ass! It's all songs written by other people for Burke, exclusively. It reads like a who's who in great song writers too: Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Nick Lowe, etc. While you can "hear" the songwriter in each tune, Burke definitely makes each own his own.

I highly recommend this.

Mysterblues · 03-11-2003, 06:37 AM

oh ya baby! King Solomon!!! i have heard most of his new one and also, Blues Revue gave him a wonderful writeup. I think he's a Handy and a Grammy winner this time ,too. Her also did a great job on a few songs on Derek Trucks' new disc. Long live the King!

Bluespicker · 03-15-2003, 07:25 AM

"Don't give up on me" is a great CD!!! I've been playing the hell out of it since last fall. It's great for Solomon that it won a Grammy.

03-11-2003, 04:51 AM	#1
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	Solomon Burke Last night, my boss gave me Solomon Burke's latest disc, "Don't Give Up On Me". I was familiar with who Burke is but had never listened to him. But this disc kicks ass! It's all songs written by other people for Burke, exclusively. It reads like a who's who in great song writers too: Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Nick Lowe, etc. While you can "hear" the songwriter in each tune, Burke definitely makes each own his own. I highly recommend this.

03-11-2003, 06:37 AM	#2
Mysterblues Club Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 1575 Edgemere Dr Rochester, Posts: 2,221	oh ya baby! King Solomon!!! i have heard most of his new one and also, Blues Revue gave him a wonderful writeup. I think he's a Handy and a Grammy winner this time ,too. Her also did a great job on a few songs on Derek Trucks' new disc. Long live the King!

03-15-2003, 07:25 AM	#3
Bluespicker Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Posts: 939	"Don't give up on me" is a great CD!!! I've been playing the hell out of it since last fall. It's great for Solomon that it won a Grammy.