Biography:
Arthur Lee Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003) was an American soul singer. He is best known for the 1967 hit Sweet Soul Music which shot to the number two spot on both the pop and R&B charts in America, earning Conley the number eleven male artist ranking for 1967. The song pays homage to great soul singers like Lou Rawls, Wilson Pickett and James Brown.
Conley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia and grew up in Atlanta. He first recorded in 1959 as the lead singer of Arthur & the Corvets.
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Sweet Soul Music:Arthur Conely.
Top ten UK, #2 R&B, and #2 Rock in 1967.
#1.
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Do you like good music....that sweet soul music?
C F Am G F C
Just as long as it's swingin'...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
C F C
We out here on the floor....a goin' to a Go Go.
C F Am G F C
Ah, dancin to the music...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#2.
C F C
Spotlight on Lou Rawls y'all....ah, don't he look tall y'all?
C F Am G F C
Singin' Love's A Hurtin' Thing, now...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#3.
C F C
Spotlight on Sam and Dave, now....ah, don't they look great y'all?
C F Am G F C
Singin' Hold On I'm Comin'..oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#4.
C F C
Spotlight on Wilson Pickett...that wicked, wicked, Pickett.
C F Am G F C
Singin Mustang Sally...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#5.
C F C
Spotlight on Otis Redding now...singing fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa,
C F Am G F C
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa....oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#5.
C F C
Spotlight on James Brown now...he's the king of them all, y'all.
C F Am G F C
He's the king of them all, yeah...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
OUTRO:
C F C
Do you like good music....that sweet soul music?
C F Am G F C
Just as long as it's swingin'...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Top ten UK, #2 R&B, and #2 Rock in 1967.
#1.
C F C
Do you like good music....that sweet soul music?
C F Am G F C
Just as long as it's swingin'...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
C F C
We out here on the floor....a goin' to a Go Go.
C F Am G F C
Ah, dancin to the music...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#2.
C F C
Spotlight on Lou Rawls y'all....ah, don't he look tall y'all?
C F Am G F C
Singin' Love's A Hurtin' Thing, now...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#3.
C F C
Spotlight on Sam and Dave, now....ah, don't they look great y'all?
C F Am G F C
Singin' Hold On I'm Comin'..oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#4.
C F C
Spotlight on Wilson Pickett...that wicked, wicked, Pickett.
C F Am G F C
Singin Mustang Sally...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#5.
C F C
Spotlight on Otis Redding now...singing fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa,
C F Am G F C
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa....oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
#5.
C F C
Spotlight on James Brown now...he's the king of them all, y'all.
C F Am G F C
He's the king of them all, yeah...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
OUTRO:
C F C
Do you like good music....that sweet soul music?
C F Am G F C
Just as long as it's swingin'...oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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