Hi Dave,

Thanks for your generous comments.

Yes - I had never heard of him either but always loved this song "Cry To Me" made famous by Solomon Burke.
Best Regards
Nigel

From Wikipedia:
Berns's early work with Solomon Burke brought him to the attention of Atlantic label chiefs Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. In 1963, Berns replaced Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as staff producer at Atlantic, where he wrote and produced hits for Solomon Burke ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"), the Drifters ("Under the Boardwalk" and "Saturday Night at the Movies"), Barbara Lewis ("Baby I'm Yours" and "Make Me Your Baby"), Little Esther Phillips ("Hello Walls," written by Willie Nelson), Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett and LaVern Baker.

Nigel Spiers
Christchurch, New Zealand
info@nzacoustics.com