Arthur Alexander as defined by most is country-soul at it's finest. Such a great writer and fantastic singer. This guy had a lot of his songs covered by some of the biggest names. I always enjoyed his music. He was a down-on-your luck kind of guy but just fantastic, nevertheless. I don't care for The Beatles, but Anderson's song, Anna, was covered by them. Finally, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is a complete sham, I just couldn't find many places to review Arthur Alexander.

SOLDIER OF LOVE (see BEATLES / MARSHALL CRENSHAW)

Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993), born in Sheffield, Alabama, was perhaps one of the biggest stars to arise out of the American country soul scene. Jason Ankeny, music critic for Allmusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and 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."

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"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)

very underrated, but not enough moments and momentum to get passage amoung gthe evite R&B vocaists of ghis day. Beatls ("Anna"), Marshall Crenshaw. "Soldier of Love")owed him some debt.