On this Valentine's Day, I'll share a recommendation for fans of Southern Soul or good music in general to check out a DVD documentary of soul legend Solomon Burke titled "Everybody Needs Somebody"
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The hourlong documentary is authorized, so there's only one side of the story to a man who did have some enemies. But the archival footage, family stories and interviews with fans like Bill Wyman of the Stones and producers Don Was and Joe Henry drive home just how brilliant a performer Burke was, particularly when it came to spinning a romantic tune.
Burke was larger than life in more ways that one -- he was forced to sit while performing in recent years -- and when he died last year, he left behind a legacy as one of the very best examples of Southern soul and rhythm and blues.