Nice Burke if you can get it

The soulman that other soulmen call the Guv'nor, Solomon Burke, makes his Dublin debut on February 9 at Vicar St.
The Pennsylvanian notched up his first million-seller aged 14 in 1954 with 'Christmas Presents From Heaven', and during the '60s was often to be found on the same bills as Otis Redding and Sam & Dave.
After a period of relative inactivity, Burke returned to the fray this year with Don't Give Up On Me, a star-studded affair that features guest appearances by Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello and Bob Dylan.
"It's been a blessing," he tells Hotpress. "These writers are just unbelievable. To have these guys think enough of me to even consider writing a song for me would be amazing. To have an entire album's worth of the stuff. It just totally blows my mind!"