Arthur Alexander

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. Career
Alexander was born in Sheffield Alabama. Legacy
Alexander is the only songwriter whose songs have been covered on studio albums by the Beatles the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (who recorded "Sally Sue Brown" on his 1988 LP Down in the Groove).

" Alexander wrote songs publicized by such stars as The Beatles Elvis Presley Otis Redding Tina Turner and Jerry Lee Lewis. 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.