User:Oba1958/Delores Burke Perkins

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 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My Mind" , "I'm Not Afraid", "It's All right" ,  "Keep Looking", "Suddenly", and "This Little Ring", among many other unpublished works. She also sang backing vocals on several of Burke's early songs.