Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport

Soul singer Solomon Burke passed away at Amsterdam`s Schiphol Airport.

Amsterdam: Soul singer Solomon Burke has died at Amsterdam`s Schiphol Airport. He was 70.

Airport police spokesman Robert van Kapel confirmed the death of the singer and referred further questions to the performer`s management. Burke, who wrote the hit ‘Everybody Needs Somebody to Love’ among many others, was both a Grammy Winner and a member of the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’. He had been due to perform at a well-known club in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Bureau Report