706 Solomon Burke (1940-2010) “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” 1964

“Burke was equally legendary for his entrepreneurial ability—at one point during an engagement at New York’s Apollo he set up a popcorn stand outside the theatre—and his highly theatrical performances, at which, in the manner of James Brown, he would be crowned on stage…’Everybody Needs Somebody to Love’…was a staple of many British R&B groups’ live performances” (The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music, 2001)

Solomon Burke “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”