▰ Tim Burke Died February 18, … More Information |
Tim Burke, 50, of American Canyon, California gained his wings on February 18, 2008. Obituary published: February 19, 2008 in "Napa R" |
▰ Tim Burke Died February 17, … More Information |
Tim Burke, of American Canyon, California, gained his wings on February 17, 2008. Tim was 50. Obituary published: February 18, 2008 in "Napa R" |
▰ Thomas S Burke Died September 04, … More Information |
Thomas S Burke, of California, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully September 4, 2003. Thomas was 70. Obituary published: September 05, 2003 in "Daily Press" |
▰ Thomas Preston Burke Died June 08, … More Information |
Thomas Preston Burke, age 63 of Los Angeles, California, passed from this world into the next June 8, 2001. Obituary published: June 09, 2001 in "SO BAY D-B" |
▰ Thomas Millea Burke Died July 15, … More Information |
Thomas Millea Burke, of California, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord July 15, 2014. Thomas was 73. Obituary published: July 16, 2014 in "Desert Sun" |
▰ Thomas H Burke Died July 05, … More Information |
Thomas H Burke, age 86 of Carmichael, California, entered Heaven's gates on July 5, 2001. Obituary published: July 06, 2001 in "Inland Valley D-B" |
▰ Thomas Francis Burke Died December 12, … More Information |
Thomas Francis Burke, age 92 of Carmichael, California, peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord December 12, 1998. Obituary published: December 13, 1998 in "Sacramento Bee" |
▰ Thomas Edward Burke Died February 21, … More Information |
Thomas Edward Burke, of St Helena, California, passed away peacefully February 21, 2016. Thomas was 84. Obituary published: February 22, 2016 in "Napa R" |
▰ Thomas E "Tom" Burke Died August 26, … More Information |
Thomas E "Tom" Burke passed away August 26, 2008 in Petaluma, California. Obituary published: August 27, 2008 in "Press Demo" |
▰ Thomas E Burke Died February 13, … More Information |
Thomas E Burke went into the presence of the Lord on February 13, 2019 in California. Obituary published: February 14, 2019 in "Napa R" |
▰ Thomas E Burke Died April 16, … More Information |
Thomas E Burke, age 84 of Palo Alto, California, passed from this life on April 16, 1998. Obituary published: April 17, 1998 in "San Jose M-N" |
▰ Thomas E Burke Died April 16, … More Information |
Thomas E Burke, age 84 of Palo Alto, California, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before Thomas April 16, 1998. Obituary published: April 17, 1998 in "SF Chronicle" |
▰ Thomas Dallas Burke Died October 03, … More Information |
Thomas Dallas Burke, of Lafayette, California, departed this life Sunday October 3, 2007. Thomas was 55. Obituary published: October 04, 2007 in "Times-Star" |
▰ Thomas Dallas Burke Died October 04, … More Information |
Thomas Dallas Burke, age 55 of Lafayette, California, peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord October 4, 2007. Obituary published: October 05, 2007 in "Times-Star" |
▰ Thomas C Burke Died July 11, … More Information |
Thomas C Burke, of Oceanside, California, peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord July 11, 2001. Thomas was 53. Obituary published: July 12, 2001 in "NC Times" |
▰ Thomas Gerard Burke Died August 28, … More Information | Thomas Gerard Burke, born November 30, 1924 joined the Lord August 28, 2017 in Orangevale, California. Thomas was 92. |
▰ Thomas Burke Died January 01, … More Information | |
▰ Thomas Francis Burke Died July 08, … More Information | Thomas Francis Burke, born November 5, 1920 entered Heaven's gates on July 8, 1981 in Whittier, California. THOMAS was 60. |
▰ Thomas Gerard Burke Died August 28, … More Information |
Thomas Gerard Burke, born November 30, 1924 passed from this world into the next August 28, 2017 in Sacramento, California. Thomas was 92.
Family members and close friends: , Alison Farris, Joanne Bertolucci Kelley, Ginny Foster-morrison, Mimi Ferry-allmuth |
▰ Theresa Frances (Dieter) Burke Died October 09, … More Information |
Theresa Frances (Dieter) Burke, of California, joined the Lord October 9, 2002. Theresa was 79. Obituary published: October 10, 2002 in "Times-Star" |
▰ Theresa (Quinn) Burke Died September 28, … More Information |
Theresa (Quinn) Burke, age 51 of California, born in New Hampshire, entered into eternal rest September 28, 1998. Obituary published: September 29, 1998 in "NC Times" |
▰ Theodore Jeffery Burke Died November 23, … More Information | Theodore Jeffery Burke, born May 6, 1961 ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before his November 23, 1968 in Whittier, California. THEODORE was 7. |
▰ Theodore Burke Died August 30, … More Information |
Theodore Burke, of California, born in New Jersey, went to be with the Lord on August 30, 2000. Theodore was 65. Obituary published: August 31, 2000 in "Contra Costa" |
▰ Thelma J Burke Died April 13, … More Information | Thelma J Burke went into the presence of the Lord on April 13, 1985 in Whittier, California. |
▰ Terry Lee Burke Died May 03, … More Information | Terry Lee Burke, born May 29, 1949 entered Heaven's gates on May 3, 2011 in Landers, California. Terry was 61. |
▰ Teresa Ursula (Gordon) Burke Died September 08, … More Information |
Teresa Ursula (Gordon) Burke, age 82 of California, born in Colorado, left earthly home and passed through the Veil to her Eternal Home September 8, 2007. Obituary published: September 09, 2007 in "SF Chronicle" |
▰ Teresa Agnes (Sullivan) Burke Died April 22, … More Information |
Teresa Agnes (Sullivan) Burke, 90, of Novato, California departed this life April 22, 2007. Obituary published: April 23, 2007 in "SF Chronicle" |
▰ Teresa Agnes (Sullivan) Burke Died April 21, … More Information |
Teresa Agnes (Sullivan) Burke, age 90 of Novato, California, gained her wings on April 21, 2007. Obituary published: April 22, 2007 in "SF Chronicle" |
▰ Tennie May Burke Died October 13, … More Information | Tennie May Burke, born October 8, 1905 left earthly home and passed through the Veil to her Eternal Home October 13, 1955 in Whittier, California. TENNIE was 50. |
▰ Suzanne Ligouri Burke Died December 19, … More Information | Suzanne Ligouri Burke, born September 7, 1949 entered Heaven's gates on December 19, 2018 in Westlake Village, California. Suzanne was 69. |
▰ Susanne "Suzie" (Bushard) Burke Died August 18, … More Information |
Susanne "Suzie" (Bushard) Burke, age 64 of Huntington Beach, California, left us to live with the Father in her new eternal home August 18, 2014. Obituary published: August 19, 2014 in "OCR" |
▰ Susan Louise Burke Died September 02, … More Information | Susan Louise Burke went into the presence of the Lord on September 2, 1978 in Whittier, California. |
▰ Stiles Thompson Burke Died November 11, … More Information |
Stiles Thompson Burke, of Laguna Beach, California, entered the Kingdom of Heaven November 11, 2001. Stiles was 84. Obituary published: November 12, 2001 in "OCR" |
▰ Steven A "Steve" Burke Died January 10, … More Information |
Steven A "Steve" Burke, age 61 of Ceres, California passed away January 10, 2015. Obituary published: January 11, 2015 in "Modesto Bee" |
▰ Steven A Burke Died January 02, … More Information | Steven A Burke, born December 16, 1953 went into the presence of the Lord on January 2, 2015 in Modesto, California. Steven was 61. |
▰ Stephen Philip Burke Died May 27, … More Information |
Stephen Philip Burke, of California, born in McMinnville, Tennessee, entered the Kingdom of Heaven May 27, 1999. Stephen was 42. Obituary published: May 28, 1999 in "San Diego U-T" |
▰ Stephen J Sr Burke Died December 04, … More Information |
Stephen J Sr Burke, of California, passed away peacefully December 4, 2013. Stephen was 79. Obituary published: December 05, 2013 in "San Mateo T" |
▰ Stephen J Sr Burke Died December 03, … More Information |
Stephen J Sr Burke, of California, joined the Lord December 3, 2013. Stephen was 79. Obituary published: December 04, 2013 in "San Mateo T" |
▰ Stephen J Sr Burke Died December 02, … More Information |
Stephen J Sr Burke, 79, of California departed this life December 2, 2013. Obituary published: December 03, 2013 in "San Mateo T" |
▰ Stephen Daniel Burke Died October 26, … More Information |
Stephen Daniel Burke, of California, born in Tacoma, Washington, went into the presence of the Lord on October 26, 2000. Stephen was 37. Obituary published: October 27, 2000 in "SO BAY D-B" |
▰ Stanley Burke Died February 02, … More Information |
Stanley Burke left this earth on February 2, 1999 to meet with Jesus, his Lord and Savior in Los Angeles, California. Obituary published: February 03, 1999 in "St Paul P-P (MN)" |
▰ Solomon M Burke Died October 10, … More Information |
Solomon M Burke, born March 21, 1940 entered eternal life October 10, 2010 in California. Solomon was 70.
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Obituary: Solomon Burke, a pioneering singer-songwriter of so-called sweet soul music whose powerful ballads in the 1960s were a major influence on a generation of rock, R&B and pop vocalists, has died. He was in his early 70s. Burke died early morning of natural causes at an Amsterdam airport, his family announced on his website. He had flown there from Los Angeles for a concert. "He was the founding father of what was defined as soul music in America in the 1960s. He was a major player," Tom Reed, author of the 1992 book "The Black Music History of Los Angeles: Its Roots," told The Times on . Sam Moore of the R&B duo Sam & Dave pronounced in Rolling Stone magazine in May: "There will never be another Solomon Burke." "When I first saw him, I couldn believe that one man could have a voice that big," Moore said. "He could rock a house. He was that good." That voice was responsible for some of classic soul musics most essential songs of the 1960s, prime examples of the sweet soul music that harnessed the earnestness of the Southern gospel tradition in which Burke was raised to create emotionally charged R&B moments. Among his career highlights were "Tonights the Night," an R&B and pop hit and "Cry to Me," an ode to loneliness and desire that is remembered for its use in a seductive scene in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing." His 1964 hit "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" was covered by the Rolling Stones and Wilson Pickett, among many others. It too achieved heightened fame in a movie - 1980s "The Blues Brothers" with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. When Burke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, his rendition of the song stole the show from Aerosmith, Steely Dan and other inductees, pop critic Robert Hilburn wrote in The Times in 2002. His signature single was 1965s "Got to Get You Off of My Mind," which the hall of fame calls one of the premier soul hits of the 1960s. Written by Burke, it features his smooth, solid voice lamenting the death of a love affair. In 1961 he signed with Atlantic Records, which was looking for church-trained singers with commanding voices. Over the years, the label has been home to Otis Redding, Pickett, Ray Charles and many others. Even with his talent-heavy roster, Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler once described Burke as "the best soul singer of all time." Although Burke toured regularly in the U.S. and Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, he was averaging less than a dozen shows a year by the 1990s. Still, Burke consistently delivered new songs, both secular and gospel, and received a late career boost with a comeback recording, "Don Give Up on Me," which received a Grammy Award in 2003. Since he was 7, Burke had also been a preacher. He was preparing to deliver a sermon in 2002 at the Los Angeles church he founded and ran - the House of God for All People - when he discovered the microphone wasn working. The singer, whose voice matched his more than 300-pound frame, responded by saying: "So what? I wasn born with a microphone. I was born with a voice." He was born James Solomon McDonald in Philadelphia on 21. He said he was born in 1940, but several biographical references give his birth year as 1936. His surname came from his stepfather, Vincent Burke, who loved him "as his own," the younger Burke later said. He had no memory of his biological father, and he was always on the run from his temperamental mother, Burke said in the Rolling Stone article. He often ended up a few doors away at the home of his grandmother, a spiritual healer who had formed her own church. In his youth, he was so charismatic in the pulpit that he was known as the Boy Wonder Preacher. The first sign of a royal persona was evident in the cape that he wore only on s, made from his "blankie." By age 13, he was hosting a gospel program on Philadelphia radio and broadcasting from a church of his own. The power of his on-air voice caught the attention of the wife of a Philadelphia disc jockey, which led him to record for the Apollo label in his teens. When Burke realized that a business manager in the 1950s was pocketing some of his concert fees, the manager threatened to blackball him and the singer found it hard to get concert dates. To support his family, he went to mortuary school and worked in a Philadelphia funeral home owned by his aunt. he became successful musically, he invested in a chain of funeral homes. "Solomon Burke knock you dead from the bandstand. Then he gift-wrap you for the trip home," fellow soul vocalist Joe Tex said in the 1994 book "Nowhere to Run." Burkes family would grow to include 14 daughters, seven sons, 90 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, according to his website. He was married at least three times. At his home in Los Angeles, Burke greeted visitors from a red velvet throne in his living room, where he kept his Grammy and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame awards on a nearby mantel. |
▰ Shirley Sikol Burke Died March 29, … More Information |
Shirley Sikol Burke, born January 23, 1927 joined the Lord March 29, 2017 in Petaluma, California. Shirley was 90.
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Obituary: Shirley was born on 23, 1927 and passed away on , 29, 2017. Shirley was a resident of Petaluma, California at the time of passing. Shirley was married to Bernard. |
▰ Sherman G Burke Died September 16, … More Information |
Sherman G Burke, age 84 of California, left hisearthly home and passed through the Veil to his Eternal Home September 16, 2013. Obituary published: September 17, 2013 in "OCR" |
▰ Sheila B Burke Died June 02, … More Information | Sheila B Burke, born June 27, 1950 passed from this world into the next June 2, 2011 in Clovis, California. Sheila was 60. |
▰ Sarah Bessie Burke Died January 03, … More Information | Sarah Bessie Burke, born April 12, 1877 left us to live with the Father in her new eternal home January 3, 1959 in Whittier, California. SARAH was 81. |
▰ Sandra Kaye Burke Died October 21, … More Information |
Sandra Kaye Burke, of California, born in Muscatine, Iowa, left herearthly home and passed through the Veil to her Eternal Home October 21, 2004. Sandra was 59. Obituary published: October 22, 2004 in "Sacramento Bee" |
▰ Sandra Kaye Burke Died October 20, … More Information |
Sandra Kaye Burke, age 59 of California, born in Muscatine, Iowa, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before she October 20, 2004. Obituary published: October 21, 2004 in "Sacramento Bee" |
▰ Sandra Jean (Wray) Burke Died November 05, … More Information |
Sandra Jean (Wray) Burke, of Modesto, California, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before she November 5, 2004. Sandra was 57. Obituary published: November 06, 2004 in "Modesto Bee" |
▰ Sandra Lynn Burke Died June 10, … More Information | Sandra Lynn Burke, born January 14, 1951 peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord June 10, 2016 in Ceres, California. Sandra was 65. |
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