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Alexander was born in Sheffield, Alabama. Working with Spar Music in Florence, Alabama, Alexander recorded his first single, "Sally Sue Brown", under the name of June Alexander (short for Junior), which was released in 1960 on Jud Phillips' Judd Records. (Phillips is the brother of music pioneer Sam Phillips).
A year later, Alexander cut "You Better Move On" at a former tobacco warehouse-turned-recording studio in Muscle Shoals. Released on Nashville's Dot Records, the song became a soul/R&B chart hit, and laid the foundation for the modern recording studio FAME. "You Better Move On" is perhaps Alexander's best-known song, covered by the Rolling Stones, the Hollies, George Jones & Johnny Paycheck and Mink DeVille. "Anna (Go to Him)", a U.S. R&B Top Ten Hit, was covered by the Beatles and Humble Pie. The Beatles also did live recordings of "Soldier of Love", which was also performed by Marshall Crenshaw and Pearl Jam, "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues", and "Where Have You Been" recorded live at the Star-Club, in Hamburg, 1962. "Set Me Free" (covered by Esther Phillips and Joe Tex) were also major hits and established Alexander as a pioneering arranger of others' tunes, as well as an established songwriter in his own right.
In 1962. Steve Alaimo was the first to record Alexander's "Everyday I Have to Cry", which reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In the mid-1960s, Alexander switched to another label, Sound Stage 7, but failed to find commercial success. Although a 1972 album for Warner Brothers was promising, the singer's potential seemed to wither. He secured a pop hit with "Every Day I have to Cry Some" on Buddah Records in 1975, but the success remained short-lived. The song was also covered by Ike and Tina Turner (produced by Phil Spector), The McCoys, Dusty Springfield, Joe Stampley, C.J. Chenier, Jerry Lee Lewis and others. The follow-up single "Sharing The Night Together" (written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick) reached No. 92 on the R&B charts, but earned Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show a Top 10 hit in 1978; the Dr. Hook version was used in the 2012 Family Guy episode "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie".
For many years, Alexander was out of the music business; he was a bus driver for much of this time. In 1990, he was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He began to perform again in 1993 as renewed interest was shown in his small catalogue. His last album Lonely Just Like Me was his first in 21 years. He signed a new recording/publishing contract in May 1993 but suffered a fatal heart attack the following month, three days after performing in Nashville with his new band.
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Arthur Alexander - The Monument Years 2001
1. Arthur Alexander - (Baby) For You [02:45]
2. Arthur Alexander - The Other Woman (In My LIfe) [02:42]
3. Arthur Alexander - Stay By Me [02:35]
4. Arthur Alexander - Me And Mine [02:42]
5. Arthur Alexander - Show Me The Road [02:37]
6. Arthur Alexander - Turn Around (And Try Me) [02:35]
7. Arthur Alexander - Baby This, Baby That [02:50]
8. Arthur Alexander - Baby I Love You [02:19]
9. Arthur Alexander - In My Sorrow [02:33]
10. Arthur Alexander - I Want To Marry You [04:44]
11. Arthur Alexander - In My Baby's Eyes [02:26]
12. Arthur Alexander - Love's Where Life Begins [02:27]
13. Arthur Alexander - Miles & Miles From Nowhere [03:00]
14. Arthur Alexander - You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) [02:25]
15. Arthur Alexander - I Need You Baby [02:41]
16. Arthur Alexander - We're Gonna Hate Ourselves (In The Morning)[02:24]
17. Arthur Alexander - Spanish Harlem [02:43]
18. Arthur Alexander - Concrete Jungle [02:26]
19. Arthur Alexander - Taking Care Of A Woman [02:36]
20. Arthur Alexander - Set Me Free [02:54]
21. Arthur Alexander - Bye Bye Love [02:52]
22. Arthur Alexander - Another Place, Another Time [02:36]
23. Arthur Alexander - Cry Like A Baby [02:21]
24. Arthur Alexander - Glory Road [03:00]
25. Arthur Alexander - Call Me Honey [02:16]
26. Arthur Alexander - The Migrant [03:51]
27. Arthur Alexander - Lover Please [02:39]
28. Arthur Alexander - In The Middle Of It All [03:23]
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Arthur Alexander -The Ultimate Arthur Alexander 1993
1. Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On [02:47]
2. Arthur Alexander - Soldier of Love [02:20]
3. Arthur Alexander - Shot of R&B [02:02]
4. Arthur Alexander - Anna (Go To Him) [02:46]
5. Arthur Alexander - Everyday I Have to Cry Some [02:16]
6. Arthur Alexander - Call Me Lonesome [03:02]
7. Arthur Alexander - Detroit City [03:10]
8. Arthur Alexander - In the Middle of It All [03:33]
9. Arthur Alexander - Pretty Girls Everywhere [02:19]
10. Arthur Alexander - Go Home Girl [02:22]
11. Arthur Alexander - Whole Lot of Trouble [02:17]
12. Arthur Alexander - I Hang My Head and Cry [02:34]
13. Arthur Alexander - You Don't Care [02:38]
14. Arthur Alexander - Keep Her Guessin' [02:20]
15. Arthur Alexander - Where Have You Been (All My Life) [02:46]
16. Arthur Alexander - Black Night [02:10]
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