Legendary soul singer Solomon Burke dead at 70

October 11,2010 Monday

Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wrote "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" and recorded the hit "Cry To Me" used in the movie "Dirty Dancing," has died at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. He was 70. Airport police spokesman Robert van Kapel confirmed the death of the singer Sunday, and referred further questions to his management. Dutch national broadcaster Nos said he died on a plane early Sunday after arriving on a flight from Los Angles. The cause of death was not immediately clear.

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