From the Cambridge Evening News
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A TRUE music legend comes to Cambridge tomorrow (Friday, 21 July) when soul veteran Solomon Burke stops off as part of his latest UK tour.
The voice behind hits like Everybody Needs Somebody to Loveand Cry to Mewill perform as part of the Cambridge Fringe Festival at the Fringe Festival Gardens, near Great Abington.
He started down the musical path when he was a preacher in a gospel church in Philadelphia before going on to present a gospel radio show. In the sixties he started recording soul music but he never turned his back on his gospel roots, and remains deeply religious to this day.
He was snapped up by Atlantic and became known in the UK on the back of the Northern Soul boom of the seventies. He returned to prominence with the release of the aptly titled Don't Give Up on Mein 2002, featuring songs written for him by the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Van Morrison.
In the UK his career was also given a lease of life when he struck up a friendship with Jools Holland and went out on tour with him.
"I'm back in the saddle again and it feels wonderful," he tells scene. "I'm very blessed to be able to be performing with so many great artists....
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Solomon Burke will be performing at the Fringe Festival Gardens at the World Famous Comfort CafÃÆ’© on the Fourwentways Roundabout near Abington. Tickets are £27.50.
To book call (01223) 837891.
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