Mike, thanks for starting this group! Arthur Alexander is truly among the unsung figures in R&B and soul music. There is just something about his songs and...
I really didn't know much about him until I heard a fabulous tribute album featuring Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello and Gram Parker, among others. I've been...
Hello Mike I saw your message on SpectroPop, and joined straight away. Anyone interested in getting together a list of covers of AA songs? Also, has anyone...
... You're welcome. ... ticked off Arthur's name in ... of course, recorded "Anna" ... enough what a huge influence ... Don't forget the Beatles also recorded...
... That's a good idea. Anyone? ... was - he's on one side, ... I don't even know what ... I'm looking for that too. It's called Sing A Song With Me. Cheers,...
Although his songs were covered by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley, country-soul pioneer Arthur Alexander remains largely unknown to the...
My Favorite Arthur Alexander song is Soldiers of Love later to be recorded by the Beatles, they also did Anna. that was my two cent worth of memorabilia Rory...
Hi, Just wante to say hello. Discovered AA through some covers Nick Lowe did, that I truly adore ("Dream Girl" and "In The Middle Of It All"). I picked up a...
Ta for that biography. A great book to read is "Get a Shot of Rhythm and Blues : The Arthur Alexander Story" by Richard Younger, the only book so far written...
Hi Mike [and all] - great list....... Although I don't know much about AA I've just ordered his 'Greatest Hits' off Amazon [see review below]. I'm a huge fan...
A great one! I've discovered who he was because I'm a huge Beatles fan and I had decided to collect every original version of the songs the Beatles ever...
I agree. It's usually done as a fairly fast, dancy song (like Dusty Springfield's version). Ike & Tina Turner slowed it down, maybe theirs is the best ...
martinfoyle <martinlfoyle@...> wrote: ....or something like that. My brother says Arthur recorded a song with that name and it's great. Does it exist?...
martinfoyle <martinlfoyle@...> wrote: ....or something like that. My brother says Arthur recorded a song with that name and it's great. Does it exist?...
Hi Mick, I've haven't found a discography on the net. There's one in Richard Younger's excellent/must read biography - Get A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues: The...
Howdy :-) Thanks for starting Arthur Alexander a group. I may not be a total authority on his music, but I like the CDs that I have. I can also see that he...
Billy <billyrabeneck17@...> wrote: I can also see that he was a seminal influence on the Beatles along with Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry...
I think Billy was suggesting that the others also influenced the Beatles, not that Arthur influenced the others !. Well done for starting this group. Dave Mike...
... wrote: I can also see that he was a seminal influence on the Beatles along ... Hi Billy, Looking again, I see I misread your comment. My apologies and I ...
Is it possible to upload MP3s here? I've a song to share, an Arthur Alexander obscurity where he's singing with a band called Jon Tiven's Ego Trip. Jon Tiven...
Hi Norman, Hey that sounds real interesting and I'd love to hear it. You know I've actually recently been in contact with Jon Tiven but I haven't told him...
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