Solomon Burke

I always remind people of that.

Great, great writing about People like Solomon Burke all through that novel, if you want a little mini education on great American soul records you can dance to.

The guitar player on that track was supplied by the legendary New York City session player Wild Jimmy Spruill.

I've seen his name for years, never heard it pronounced.

And with that reminder out of the way, as Casey Kasem liked to say, on with the countdown.

Solomon Burke is at number 40 with Presence for Christmas.

Released as Christmas Presents in 1955, it was Solomon's first single.

He reissued and possibly revamped it a bit about 10 years later after he had a string of hits.

She began by asking him about his song, By the Time I Get to Phoenix.

The long and varied list of singers who've recorded it besides Glen Campbell include Isaac Hayes, Marty Robbins, Gary Puckett in The Union Gap, Nick Cave, Dean Martin, William Bell, James Brown, Gladys Knight in The Pips, The Four Tops, Solomon Burke, Ray Price, Sarah Vaughan, Harry Belafonte, and Peggy Lee.

Let's talk about one of your best-known songs, and that is By the Time I Get to Phoenix.

I was reading this is the third most-performed song in the last 50 years, according to BMI, who should know.

What's happening with you?

Oh, I was wanting you to check out a song by Solomon Burke called Cry To Me.

Oh, what a beautiful song.

Now, h- how, uh, h- how did you come about this song? How do you relate?

I guess you can get your swerve on with this song.

When you're all alone.

Solomon Burke, boy.

Thick one.

we'll talk about the trip down memory lane that some of those things are too wow

yeah and it's interesting because there's some songs like i definitely have not listened to since then i'm like oh my god I remember that I'm like calling my girlfriend and then most of them it's all they're still my favorites like so much Leonard Cohen so much um Fiona Apple Nina Simone Jeff Buckley Solomon Burke like Jay-Z like it's so I'm like this is who you are

yeah nothing as you were becoming who you are

yeah it was right totally that was in the yeah for sure like it's a little

Did you briefly, when you saw the title of this, get confused and think it was Everybody Needs Somebody to Love by

Solomon Burke or the Blues Brothers? I did briefly think, oh, why do I know that song? It did cross my mind, but yes, it wasn't.

It obviously wasn't.

Okay, Paul, on to the next one.

Hey! Hey! Everybody! Everybody! All around the world Every boy and girl Taking lessons from me Doing a stupidity My mama she says it's silly But says you look like a fool Baby, I don't mind criticism Because we're doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be By watching me Oh, baby, do the stupidity Mama, she said it's silly My papa says I look like a fool But I don't mind the criticism Because we do it every day in school Come along with me And see how much fun it can be Watching on TV Oh, baby, that's a stupidity

Capital 604, Solar Gold Sunday, and from the 60s, Solomon Burke and stupidity.

Now, if you want a job that rewards stupidity, you should go into radio.

Not only do they give you a job which in itself is stupid, they give you a microphone too.