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Arthur Alexander

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Arthur Alexander is a Country and House act. Their sound grew out of Rick Hall and Paul McCartney. Those roots explain a lot about how Arthur Alexander arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Drifters, Irma Thomas, Jimmy Hughes, Betty Everett and The Box Tops, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mink DeVille, Roger McGuinn, Humble Pie, Dusty Springfield and Bon Scott, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Arthur Alexander, reaching back through Rick Hall and forward to Mink DeVille. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Arthur Alexander was an American country-soul singer and songwriter. 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." 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, Rick Nelson and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Arthur AlexanderRick HallPaul McCartneyMink DeVilleRoger McGuinnHumble PieDusty SpringfieldBon ScottSoldier of LoveGene VincentThe BeatlesThe DriftersIrma ThomasJimmy HughesBetty EverettThe Box TopsDoris TroyDan PennO.V. Wright

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Arthur Alexander connections

Arthur Alexander grew out of Rick Hall and Paul McCartney, shares an orbit with The Drifters, Irma Thomas, Jimmy Hughes and Betty Everett, went on to shape Mink DeVille, Roger McGuinn, Humble Pie and Dusty Springfield. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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