Arthur Gunter
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| Background information | |
| Born | Arthur Neal Gunter Script error: No such module "person date". Vesta, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, R&B |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Singer, guitarist |
| Years active | c. 1950–1973 |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Excello |
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Arthur Neal Gunter (May 23, 1926 – March 16, 1976)[1][2] was an American blues guitarist and musician. He was best known for his song "Baby Let's Play House", which was later a hit single for Elvis Presley.
Biography
Gunter was born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.[3] As a child, he was in a gospel group with his brothers and cousins called the Gunter Brothers Quartet.[4] In the early 1950s, he played in various blues groups around Nashville, Tennessee, and began recording for Excello Records in 1954.
In November 1954, Gunter recorded "Baby Let's Play House" for Excello (2047),[5] which not only became a local hit, but peaked at number 12 in the US Billboard R&B chart.[6] It became better nationally known the next year, when Elvis Presley recorded a version for Sun Records.[4]
Gunter continued to record for Excello until 1961.[4] His regular band broke up in 1966 and he moved to Pontiac, Michigan, performing only occasionally thereafter. He retired after winning the Michigan State Lottery in 1973.[3]
He died of pneumonia in 1976, aged 49, at his home in Port Huron, Michigan.[1]
Reissues
No album was issued on Excello until the 1971 Black and Blues (LP-8017). In 1995, Excello/AVI issued the CD, Baby Let's Play House (CD-3011). In 2015, Japanese Oldays issued a limited edition 23 track CD, Baby Let's Play House. Also in late 2016, UK Jasmine issued an Arthur Gunter CD, also called Baby Let's Play House.
Bibliography
- Reif, Fred (1995). Arthur Gunter. Baby Let's Play House: the Best of Arthur Gunter (pp. 3–6) [CD liner notes]. Los Angeles: Excello Records
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Doc Rock. "The 1970s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Steve Kurutz. "Arthur Neal Gunter | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 274. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.JCMarion. "Ernie Young, J.D. Miller and Excello Records". Home.earthlink.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arthur Neal Gunter | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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