User:Oba1958/Delores Burke Perkins

Delores Clark Burke Perkins
Delores Clark Burke Perkins
Birth name	Delores Clark
Genres	rock and soul
Occupation(s)	songwriter, background singer,
Years active	1960's
Website	[1]

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Songwriter DELORES BURKE PERKINS (born September 21,1937) was a talented lyricist and vocalist in the 1960's soul music era. She was also the former wife^[1] of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Solomon Burke.She wrote or co-wrote "Be Bop Grandma", "Got To Get You Off Of My Mind"^[2]^[3]^[4], "I'm Not Afraid", "It's All right"^[5], "Keep Looking", "Suddenly", and "This Little Ring", among many other unpublished works. She also sang backing vocals on several of Burke's early songs.

References

^ One source indicates her name is Sister Deloris Perkins. See Michael Futch, "Dreamgirl Reborn: The Daughter Of Rhythm And Blues Singer Solomon Burke Is Making A Name For Herself With A Show-Stopping Role On The Local Stage", The Fayetteville Observer (March 13, 1992): "For years Melanie Burke has thought about writing a book and calling it ``Million Dollar Baby. That's what her mother used to call her. Sister Deloris Perkins was her name, and she was an evangelist who came to live in Fayetteville until her death 10...". Another article indicates: "Melanie Honey Burke of Fayetteville is one of them. Physically, she favors both her father and her mother, the late evangelist Delores Clark Burke of Fayetteville". See Michael Futch, "Blessed Family of Soul", The Fayetteville Observer (April 8, 2001); "Day by Day"; "New York Beat", Jet (30 Jan 1964):63.
^ Delores Burke • Top Songs as Writer • #1: "Got to Get You Off My Mind" ... R&B, [songwriter #1 hit] [Atlantic 2276] written by Delores Burke & Solomon Burke ...(musicvf.com)
^ "Got to Get You Off My Mind" is a 1965 soul single written and performed by Solomon Burke. The single was produced by Jerry Wexler,and was the most successful of Burke's long career, becoming his highest-charting single on both the R&B and pop singles charts. "Got to Get You Off My Mind" was number one on Billboard's R&B Singles chart for three weeks and made the Top 40 on the pop singles chart.
^ "Got to Get You Off My Mind" (Atlantic 2276), which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would later call "one of the premier soul hits of the 1960s".[5] Written by Burke, but also credited to his then wife, Delores Burke, and John "J.B." Moore, "a vengeful song about getting past someone who has found a new lover..."
^ http://allmusic.com/song/its-all-right-t3157382

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[1] One source indicates her name is Sister Deloris Perkins. See Michael Futch, "Dreamgirl Reborn: The Daughter Of Rhythm And Blues Singer Solomon Burke Is Making A Name For Herself With A Show-Stopping Role On The Local Stage", The Fayetteville Observer (March 13, 1992): "For years Melanie Burke has thought about writing a book and calling it ``Million Dollar Baby. That's what her mother used to call her. Sister Deloris Perkins was her name, and she was an evangelist who came to live in Fayetteville until her death 10...". Another article indicates: "Melanie Honey Burke of Fayetteville is one of them. Physically, she favors both her father and her mother, the late evangelist Delores Clark Burke of Fayetteville". See Michael Futch, "Blessed Family of Soul", The Fayetteville Observer (April 8, 2001); "Day by Day"; "New York Beat", Jet (30 Jan 1964):63.

[2] Delores Burke • Top Songs as Writer • #1: "Got to Get You Off My Mind" ... R&B, [songwriter #1 hit] [Atlantic 2276] written by Delores Burke & Solomon Burke ...(musicvf.com)

[3] "Got to Get You Off My Mind" is a 1965 soul single written and performed by Solomon Burke. The single was produced by Jerry Wexler,and was the most successful of Burke's long career, becoming his highest-charting single on both the R&B and pop singles charts. "Got to Get You Off My Mind" was number one on Billboard's R&B Singles chart for three weeks and made the Top 40 on the pop singles chart.

[4] "Got to Get You Off My Mind" (Atlantic 2276), which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would later call "one of the premier soul hits of the 1960s".[5] Written by Burke, but also credited to his then wife, Delores Burke, and John "J.B." Moore, "a vengeful song about getting past someone who has found a new lover..."

[5] http://allmusic.com/song/its-all-right-t3157382

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