Arthur Adams (singer)

Arthur Adams was born on December 25, 1943, in Medon, Tennessee. At the age of six, he sang in the church choir, Elmore James and Muddy Waters, which he listened to on the radio. Adams formed a group with his cousins, called the Gospel Travelers, who toured Tennessee and Arkansas. The group was disbanded when he moved to Tennessee to attend the State University, where he studied music and played in the school's resident jazz and blues band. ==Professional career==

Adams began playing the blues professionally at a local student bar called the Club Baron. He toured with Gene Allison's band In the early 1960s, he produced several singles, including "If It Ain't One Thing It's Another"/"Willin' To Die" on Philadelphia-based Jamie Records, which was produced in Dallas by Al Klein, who went on to become a Motown representative. He also released "The Same Thing"/"Tend To Your Business" on the Valdot label, which was owned by Nashville songwriter Ted Jarrett. He produced both blues and soul music on the Modern label, He also recorded more solo albums, but in the 1980s he returned to his blues roots, album. Adams recorded a version of Ann Peebles soul classic "I Can't Stand the Rain" for the movie Town And Country. Adams wrote eight out of the eleven tracks, Tracks include two duets with King ("Got You Next To Me" and "The Long Haul") – both composed by Adams and Will Jennings. In 2004, he released Soul of the Blues. In September 2012, he released an EP called Feet Back in the Door, which was produced by Keb' Mo'. In 2019, he released an album called To Make You Feel Good. In 2023, Adams released Kick Up Some Dust. In 2023, he also released a single "Last Night", which was produced by Fernando Perdomo and was a cover of the hit song by Morgan Wallen. ==Discography==

Albums Charted singles • "You Got the Floor" (1981) – UK #38{{Citation ==References==