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    • Mar 21, 1940
    R&B singer Solomon Burke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A minister and creative businessman, his "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Dec 13, 1960
    Solomon Burke records "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" at the Atlantic Studios in New York. The performance will be recognized among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 28, 1994
    The Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban are inducted into the Philadelphia Walk of Fame, along with Solomon Burke, The Stylistics, Nina Simone and songwriter Joe Burke
    May 12, 1994
    "The Atlantic Records Story: Hip To The Tip" premieres on A&E. It features interviews with Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Herb Abramson, plus music by Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Otis Redding, Ivory Joe Hunter and Elvis Presley
    Dec 12, 2000
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces that guitarist James Burton will be added at the 2001 ceremony, alongside Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Ritchie Valens, Queen, Solomon Burke, Chuck Berry pianist Johnnie Johnson and Paul Simon
    Mar 19, 2001
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton, alongside Michael Jackson, Chuck Berry pianist Johnnie Johnson, Paul Simon, Queen, Solomon Burke, Ritchie Valens and Aerosmith
    Jul 19, 2002
    Philadelphia declares Solomon Burke Day. The following spring, the R&B singer's "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" is tabbed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" as one of country's 500 greatest singles
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." R&B records on the list include Solomon Burke's "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" and Joe Simon's "The Chokin' Kind"
    Sep 26, 2006
    Shout! Factory releases soul singer Solomon Burke's album "Nashville." Produced by Buddy Miller, it features collaborations with Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Patty Loveless and Patty Griffin
    Nov 27, 2008
    "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" author Smokey Robinson is #20 among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers Of All-Time. Among other R&B-based figures: Solomon Burke, #89; Ronnie Spector, #69; Whitney Houston, #34; Michael Jackson, #25; and Aretha Franklin, #1
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