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SOLOMON BURKE: LIKE ­A FIRE (SHOUT) ***

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Solomon at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland

Friday June 27,2008

With 21 children, 88 grandchildren, a chain of mortuaries to run and bishop duties to attend to, it’s a miracle that soul pioneer Burke still has time for the music business.

But the 68-year-old is back, fretting and sweating over personal and worldly woes, with a little help from his friends – Eric Clapton, Ben Harper and Jessie Harris.
 


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