Arthur K. Adams

Arthur Adams (born December 25, 1943) (also known as Arthur K. Adams) is an American blues guitarist from Medon, Tennessee. Inspired by B.B. King and other 1950s artists, he played gospel music before attending college. He moved to Los Angeles, and during the 1960s and 1970s he released solo albums and worked as a session musician. In 1985 he was tapped to tour on bass guitar with Nina Simone, and he staged a comeback in the 1990s when he released Back on Track, and became a respected Chicago blues player and bandleader in B.B. King's clubs. A prolific songwriter, with a blues style that incorporated a variety of genres, and a vocalist with a funky, soul-driven sound, Adams is known for his collaboration with many of blues' elite and continues to perform to date.
==Links to Peel==
Peel had the guitarist's single, 'Wildwood Flower / It's A Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild Wildwood Flower', by the Dallas bluesman in his singles collection when he lived in the USA, but somehow unable to find it when he moved to the UK and he was unable to track down another copy for many years. A friend of a friend eventually sent him one from the States. After Peel's death, it was later found out that he had a copy of the single in his record box.
==Shows Played==
;1974
*22 January 1974: She Drives Me Out Of My Mind (7") Modern
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*08 March 2000: Wildwood Flower (7" single) Jetstar
;2001
*08 November 2001: Wildwood Flower (single) Jetstar
;2003
*02 January 2003: Let Your Hair Down (Various LP - New Breed R&B) Kent
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists