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Arthur Conley was Otis Redding's protege, his special project, and had a number of hits before mysteriously disappearing. Our rock historian Ed Ward has uncovered what he can about...
Leben. Conley wuchs in Atlanta auf. Seine erste Schallplattenaufnahme machte er 1959 als Sänger der Band Arthur & the Corvets. Mit dieser Formation nahm er 1963 und 1964 bei der Schallplattenfirma National Recording Company in Atlanta insgesamt drei Singles auf.
Arthur Lee Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003), also known in later years as Lee Roberts, was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music". [1] Early life. Conley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia, U.S., and grew up in Atlanta. He first recorded in 1959 as the lead singer of Arthur & the Corvets.
Arthur Conley was a protege of Otis Redding's and one of a handful of young artists that were signed to Redding's own developmental label, Jotis.
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19. Nov. 2003 · Arthur Conley, a 1960's soul singer and protégé of Otis Redding, died on Monday at his home in the town of Ruurlo, in the eastern Netherlands. He was 57. Mr. Conley had intestinal cancer,...
Singer Conley had a number of hits before disappearing in the '70s, a few years after his mentor Redding died in a plane crash. So where did he go? To Europe, where he changed his name.
Later, both Pickett and Redding left the collective and were replaced by fellow Atlantic artists such as Arthur Conley (a protege of Redding's) and Ben E. King. After the release of the minor successful R&B song, "Soul Meeting", the collective broke up in 1969.
