SOLOMON BURKE’S FINAL ALBUM, HOLD ON TIGHT, MADE U.S. DEBUT ON MARCH 22

SOUL GREAT AND ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER SOLOMON BURKE’S FINAL ALBUM, HOLD ON TIGHT, MAKES U.S. DEBUT MARCH 22

LEGENDARY STAR WOULD HAVE TURNED 71 ON MONDAY, MARCH 21

Considered by many to be the greatest male soul singer of all time, a large man with a larger-than-life personality, Solomon Burke recorded his final album in October 2009 in Brussels, Belgium with the Dutch band De Dijk.  Read more

Lucero Return with 1372 Overton Park

Lucero’s sixth studio album and major label debut, 1372 Overton Park, is due October 6 on Universal Republic Records. Produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem) and featuring horn arrangements by legendary Memphis session player Jim Spake (Al Green, John Hiatt, Solomon Burke, Cat Power), the record marks a decided turn toward the Memphis soul sound that has long informed the band’s records from afar. 1372 Overton Park follows the band’s 2006 release, Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers, hailed by Pitchfork as “the best showcase for the band’s taut dynamic yet.” Read more