Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

Born January 4, 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, died November 17, 2003, Ruurlo, the Netherlands. Recalled as something of a one-hit-wonder, this Otis Redding protégé remains underrated. Conley first recorded for the Atlanta-based NRC label as Arthur And The Corvets. After signing to his mentor Otis Redding’s Jotis label, further singles were leased to Volt and Stax Records before ’Sweet Soul Music’ (1967) hit both the US R&B and pop charts (number 2 on the latter). A thin reworking of Sam Cooke’s ’Yeah Man’