Burke County citizens participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain that pitted Appalachian frontiersmen against the loyalist forces of the British commander Ferguson at Kings Mountain, SC in the American Revolution, rather than waiting for him to come to them, militiamen throughout the Blue Ridge crossed over the mountains and thus were called the " Over Mountain Men ".

While serving with this famed carrier force, Burke was promoted to the temporary rank of Commodore, and participated in all the force's naval engagements until June 1945, shortly before the surrender of Japan.

In a written statement, Burke said, " A memorandum filed in Mr. Martinez's case ( has ) asserted that I participated in a scheme that gave rise to these charges.

The film tells the true story of the abduction of the American ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick in 1969 by the MR-8 group, in which Gabeira and his friends participated.

* 1884 – Billie Burke, American actress ( d. 1970 )

* 1936 – James Lee Burke, American writer

* 1880 – Frank Burke, American baseball player ( d. 1946 )

* 1875 – Thomas Burke, American sprinter ( d. 1929 )

* 1885 – Miles Burke, American flyweight boxer ( d. 1928 )

* 1956 – Delta Burke, American actress

* 1926 – Paul Burke, American actor ( d. 2009 )

In 1906 Mary, Lottie and Jack supported the great Irish American singer Chauncey Olcott on Broadway in the play Edmund Burke.

* 1984 – Cheryl Burke, American dancer

* 1940 – Solomon Burke, American singer ( d. 2010 )

* 1955 – Clem Burke, American drummer ( Blondie )

* 1966 – Billy Burke, American actor

* 1901 – Arleigh Burke, American admiral ( d. 1996 )

Burke was one of the biggest supporters of the American Revolution.

* 1971 – Brooke Burke Charvet, American model and actress

** Johnny Burke, American lyricist ( b. 1908 )

* May 3 – Cheryl Burke, American professional dancer

** Jerry Burke, American musician ( d. 1965 )

* September 17 – Frank Burke, American baseball player ( b. 1880 )

* May 23 – James Burke, American actor ( b. 1886 )

* February 14 – Thomas Burke, American sprinter ( b. 1875 )

* July 30 – Delta Burke, American actress

* December 5 – James Lee Burke, American writer

* March 21 – Solomon Burke, American singer and songwriter ( d. 2010 )

* August 7 – Billie Burke, American actress ( d. 1970 )

Burke was featured in The Atlantic Records Story, a documentary that debuted on American television on May 12, 1994, and in The History of Rock ' N ' Roll, Vol.

In 1996 Burke was the centerpiece of Sweet Inspiration, an unreleased documentary on soul music produced and directed by George Nierenberg.

Burke was featured in the six-episode documentary series Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music that debuted on BBC Television on May 7, 2005.

In 2007 Paul Spencer produced and directed Solomon Burke: Everybody Needs Somebody, a documentary for BBC Television.

Burke wanted him for the role, however, and sent him a copy of the documentary, Triumph of the Nerds.

In real life Burke is a big fan of Morrissey and appeared in the video for his 1989 single " Ouija Board, Ouija Board " and later in the 2002 Channel 4 documentary The Importance Of Being Morrissey.

KMGH-TV is the only Denver TV station to win two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia awards-one for the 2003 report, " Honor and Betrayal: Scandal at the Air Force Academy " ( Ferrugia, Burke, and Kane ) and again in 2010 for the investigative documentary " 33 Minutes to 34 Right ," hosted by Tony Kovaleski and produced by Tom Burke and Arthur Kane.

The Day the Universe Changed ( subtitled " A Personal View by James Burke ") is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast in 1985 by the BBC.

Connections is a ten-episode documentary television series created, written and presented by science historian James Burke.

Burke produced another documentary series called The Day the Universe Changed in 1985, which explored man's concept of how the universe worked in a manner similar to the original Connections.

Esche entrenched himself as starter and remained in that position even after the Flyers re-acquired Sean Burke from the Phoenix Coyotes as the Flyers clinched the Atlantic Division title over New Jersey on the last day of the season.

Abramson recommended Burke contact Miriam Bienstock, Abramson ' e ex-wife, who was an owner of Atlantic Records, about his songs.

" Burke helped keep Atlantic Records solvent from 1961 to 1964 with his steady run of hit records.

Solomon Burke carried Atlantic by selling a load of records – and they were terrific.

In November 1960 Burke and his manager, " Babe " Chivian, visited the 56th Street offices of Atlantic Records, hoping to interest Atlantic in songs that Burke had written.

Later that day Burke signed a " handshake deal " with Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun to record with Atlantic.

" According to Burke, Atlantic " had just released Ray Charles from the label ; he hadn ’ t been gone a week.

In his eight years with Atlantic Records from 1960, Burke released 32 memorable singles.

On his singles for Atlantic, Burke " brought a country influence into R & B, with emotional phrasing and intricately constructed, melodic ballads and midtempo songs ....

" Though well-received by both peers and critics, and attaining a few moderate pop and several major R & B hits while at Atlantic, Burke never broke through into the mainstream as did Sam Cooke or Otis Redding, who covered Burke's " Down in the Valley " for 1965's Otis Blue.

" As Burke had struggled from an early age with " his attraction to secular music on the one hand and his allegiance to the church on the other ," when he was signed to Atlantic Records he " refused to be classified as a rhythm-and-blues singer " due to a perceived " stigma of profanity " by the church, and R & B's reputation as " the devil's music.

Despite his initial reluctance, like several former gospel singers Aretha Franklin, and Wilson Pickett, Burke was " molded into a more secular direction when he signed with Atlantic in the ' 60s ," and became one of " the " backsliders ," artists who " preferred a secular acclaim to the gospel obscurity ", after deciding eventually that " secular music was not the anithesis of the church but, rather, ' a new avenue, a new dimension to spread the gospel.

When Burke arrived for his first recording session at the Atlantic Records studio at 1841 Broadway, Manhattan, New York on 13 December 1960, he was given four songs, including his first Atlantic release, " Keep the Magic Working ", which was a flop, and " Just Out Of Reach ( Of My Two Empty Arms )", a cover of a country song written and recorded by Virgil " Pappy " Stewart, that had been a minor hit for Faron Young in 1953 (# 10 C & W ), and later for Patsy Cline.

Burke figured this did not portend a long future with Wexler and Atlantic: " Here ’ s the greatest R & B label in the world, and they give me country songs to sing.

" In 2005 Burke recalled: " I started out as a cowboy on Atlantic Records – without a horse!

During a recording session at Atlantic Record on April 4, 1962, Burke recorded five songs, including " I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You " (# 15 R & B ; # 85 Pop ) b / w " Down In The Valley " (# 20 R & B ; # 71 Pop ) ( Atlantic 2147 ).

Burke returned to the studio on June 25, 1962, and recorded four songs, including " I Really Don't Want to Know " (# 93 Pop ) b / w " Tonight My Heart Is Crying " ( Atlantic 2157 ) and " I Can Make It If I Try " ( Atlantic 2185 ).

Although Burke ultimately won the chart war, Burke broke rank and supported his rival: “ I would go to the radio stations and say, ‘ Hi, I ’ m Solomon Burke, and I ’ m here promoting the new record “ If You Need Me ”… by Wilson Pickett .’” Despite his efforts, Burke's version jockeyed with Pickett's for position in the Hot 100, before " beating Pickett to the punch " because of " Solomon ’ s popularity and Atlantic ’ s distribution.