Solomon Burke

Like his contemporaries Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Solomon Burke is a soul music pioneer. Kurt spoke with him in 2006, after he released Nashville, an album that had him duetting with Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch, and other country stars. His new album is

This week the great R+B singer Solomon Burke releases a new record called "Nashville" -- a collection of tunes that he recorded in the country music capital. Kurt asks Burke about why he wanted to take a break from deeply moving soul music to sing a duet ...