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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 Redding's...
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. I'm A Lonel...
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19. Nov. 2003 · By The Associated Press. Nov. 19, 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...
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. With this group, he released three singles in 1963 and 1964—"Poor Girl", "I Believe", and "Flossie Mae"—on the Atlanta-based record label, NRC Records. [2]
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. 1964 wechselte er zur Schallplattenfirma Ru-Jac Records in Baltimore und veröffentlichte ...
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.
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.
