caption death_date years_active label article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
arthur photos taken before his death alexander , 1993 , one of the last 9 june 1993 1960 -- 1975 , 1993 judd , elektra , sound stage 7 , dot , buddah , warner , ace arthur alexander
 arthur alexander solo_singer 10 may 1940 country , soul arthur alexander.jpg sheffield , alabama arthur alexander recording artist , singer , songwriter
arthur alexander

arthur alexander -lrb- may 10 , 1940 -- june 9 , 1993 -rrb- was an american country songwriter and soul singer .
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 wrote songs publicized by such stars as the beatles , the rolling stones , otis redding , tina turner and jerry lee lewis .
