Received this from a friend who belong to the greatcountry list.

 

Cheers,

Mike

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From: "Dan Cutrer"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:33 PM
Subject: [greatcountry] Arthur Alexander, Files #2


> > Solomon Burke, debuts September 26.
> >
> Wow! Had no idea he was still performing, much less recording.
Great
> style...."Cry To Me," Unless, maybe, if it's Arthur Alexander or
some
> Otis Redding, you won't get mcuh better than Burke.

I tote around a storage chip with every Arthur cut I've been able to assemble through the years. Most of us know the story ... he got so disgusted with music he quit, was driving a van for an extended care facility (don't say Old Folks Home ) in Detroit. After a few decades he was lured back, cut another album, died of a heart attack before he ever got the recognition his talent deserves.

 

Since there's some room in Files #2, I've added Arthur's "Funny How Time Slips Away", almost note for note the same Jimmie Elledge used in the early 60's.

 

And a cut I've never seen for sale in the USA, "Ole John Amos". It was on a collection sold in Amsterdam.

And my favorite Arthur Alexander of all time, "In the Middle of It All." Larry and others mentioned the way Tompall Glaser brought a whole new delivery to "Lay Down Beside Me." Arthur does the same to this track.  A greatcountry song comes from the heart. So does Arthur's.

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