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Arthur Alexander

1940 - 1993

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Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993) was an American country-soul songwriter and 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'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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Alexander is the 1,992nd most popular singer (down from 1,870th in 2019), the 10,928th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,975th in 2019) and the 544th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Arthur Alexander ranks 1,992 out of 4,381. Before him are Mira Awad, Sunny, Tex Ritter, Karita Mattila, Avi Toledano, and Taylor Dayne. After him are Boris Novković, Soraya Arnelas, George Ezra, Víctor Balaguer, Jacek Kaczmarski, and Barbara Hannigan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Arthur Alexander ranks 542. Before him are Georges Carnus, Raúl Magaña, Padma Sachdev, Viktor Kuzkin, Thomas M. Disch, and Ugo Colombo. After him are Daniel J. Travanti, Luis Rubiños, Bjarne Andersson, Roberto Matosas, George Adams, and Jerry Lawson. Among people deceased in 1993, Arthur Alexander ranks 274. Before him are Vilmos Zombori, Wallace Stegner, Sammy Cahn, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Jim Pollard, and Kenneth Burke. After him are Ann Todd, Evelyn Venable, Harvey Kurtzman, Mia Zapata, Penaia Ganilau, and Evelyne Hall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Alexander ranks 10,930 out of 20,380. Before him are John Bartram (1699), Van Williams (1934), Jason Lewis (1971), Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Jonathan Harris (1914), and John C. Pemberton (1814). After him are Alice Terry (1900), Amy Hill (1953), Ray Lumpp (1923), Daniel J. Travanti (1940), Rachel Fuller Brown (1898), and David Karp (1986).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Arthur Alexander ranks 544. Before him are Bebe Rexha (1989), Fat Joe (1970), Brad Delp (1951), Telma Hopkins (1948), Sunny (1989), and Taylor Dayne (1962). After him are Robin Beck (1954), Nelson Eddy (1901), Ernestine Anderson (1928), Benji Madden (1979), Doc Pomus (1925), and Patty Smyth (1957).

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