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Arthur Alexander | |
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![]() Arthur Alexander in 1993, one of the last photos taken before his death | |
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Birth name | Arthur Alexander |
Born | Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. | May 10, 1940
Died | June 9, 1993 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 53)
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Years active | 1960–1993 |
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Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993) was an American country-soul songwriter and singer.[1] Jason Ankeny, music critic for AllMusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and that, though largely unknown, "his music is the stuff of genius, a poignant and deeply intimate body of work on par with the best of his contemporaries."[2] Alexander's songs were covered by such stars as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Pearl Jam, and Jerry Lee Lewis.[3]