Arthur Alexander
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Arthur Alexander (10 maja 1940 - 9 czerwca 1993) - amerykański piosenkarz Country soul. Zadebiutował w 1960 singlem Sally Sue Brown i był aktywny do końca lat 70. Przez większą część życia pracował regularnie jako kierowca autobusu. W 1993 planował powrócić na scenę, jednak po kilku miesiącach od podpisania kontraktu i skompletowania zespołu zmarł na atak serca.
Jego twórczość miała wyraźny wpływ na zespoły The Beatles i The Rolling Stones. Jest np. autorem piosenki Anna (Go to him), która odniosła sukces dopiero w wykonaniu The Beatles.
Dyskografia
Single
- "Sally Sue Brown/"The Girl That Radiates That Charm" Judd (1960)
- "You Better Move On"/"A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues" Dot (1961) London (UK) (1962)
- "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)"/"Where Have You Been All My Life" Dot (1962) London (UK) (1962)
- "Anna"/"I Hang My Head And Cry" Dot (1962) London (UK) (1963)
- "Go Home Girl"/"You're the Reason" Dot (1962) London (UK) (1963)
- "Dream Girl"/"I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" Dot (1963)
- "Baby, Baby"/"Pretty Girls Everywhere" Dot (1963)
- "Where Did Sally Go"/"Keep Her Guessing" Dot (1963)
- "Old John Amos"/"Black Night" Dot (1964) London (UK) (1964)
- "Detroit City"/"You Don't Care" Dot (1965)
- "Baby For You"/"The Other Woman (In My Life)" Sound Stage (1966) London (UK) (1966)
- "Show Me The Road"/"Turn Around (And Try Me)" Sound Stage (1966)
- "Love's Where Life Begins"/"Set Me Free" Sound Stage (1968)
- "I Need You Baby"/"Spanish Harlem" Monument (1968)
- "Bye Bye Love"/"Another Time, Another Place" Sound Stage (1968)
- "Cry Like A Baby"/"Glory Road" Sound Stage (1969)
- "I'm Coming Home"/"It Hurts To Want It So Bad" Warner Brothers (1972)
- "Burning Love"/"It Hurts To Want It So Bad" Warner Brothers (1972)
- "Mr John"/"You've Got Me Knockin'" Warner Brothers (1972)
- "Lover Please"/"They'll Do It Every Time" Warner Brothers (1973)
- "Every Day I Have To Cry Some"/"Everybody Needs Someone To Love" Buddah (1975) Buddah (UK) (1976)
- "Sharing The Night Together"/"She'll Throw Stones At You" Buddah (1976) Buddah (UK) (1977)
- "Hound Dog Man's Gone Home"/"So Long Baby" Music Mill (1977)
EP
- "Alexander The Great" (1963) London (UK)
- "Arthur Alexander" (1963) London (UK)
Albumy
LP
- You Better Move On (1962) Label: Dot & London (UK)
- Arthur Alexander (1972) Label: Warner Brothers
- Story Of Rock 'N' Roll (1977) Label: Ariola (Germany) (Reissue of "You Better Move On" LP)
CD
- You Better Move On (1993) Label: MCA (1994) MCA (UK) (Reissue of LP with bonus tracks)
- Lonely Just Like Me (1993) Label: Nonesuch/Elektra
- Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings (1994) Label: Warner Archives (Reissue of LP with bonus tracks)
- Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter (2007) Label: Hacktone (Reissue of CD with bonus tracks)
Compilation albums
LPs
- Various Artists - Greatest Rhythm And Blues Stars (1965) Label: Guest Star (2 tracks by Arthur Alexander)
- Carl Perkins - Sing A Song With Me (1979) Label: Koala (4 demos by Arthur Alexander)
- A Shot Of Rhythm And Soul (1982) Label: Ace (UK)
- Soldier Of Love (1987) Label: Ace (UK)
CDs
- The Greatest (1989 & 2006) Label: Ace (UK)
- The Ultimate Arthur Alexander (1993) Label: Razor & Tie
- Jon Tiven's Ego Trip - Blue Guru (1996) Label: Fountainbleu (1 over-dubbed demo by Arthur Alexander)
- Various Artists - Bill Haney's Atlanta Soul Brotherhood (1998) Label: Kent (UK) (1 track by Arthur Alexander)
- Various Artists - Bill Haney's Atlanta Soul Brotherhood Vol 2 (1998) Label: Kent (UK) (1 track by Arthur Alexander)
- The Monument Years (2001) Label: Ace (UK)