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Arthur Adams

US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter

United States • b. 1943-12-25

Arthur Adams is credited on 972 releases across 206 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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972

Pressings credited

206

Albums

7

Decades active

220

In collections

Biography

Arthur Adams (born December 25, 1943) is an American blues guitarist from Medon, Tennessee. Inspired by B.B. King and other 1950s artists, he played gospel music before attending college. He moved to Los Angeles, and during the 1960s and 1970s he released solo albums and worked as a session musician. In 1985 he was tapped to tour on bass guitar with Nina Simone, and he staged a comeback in the 1990s when he released Back on Track, and became a respected Chicago blues player and bandleader in B.B. King's clubs. A prolific songwriter, with a blues style that incorporated a variety of genres, and a vocalist with a funky, soul-driven sound, Adams is known for his collaboration with many of blues' elite and continues to perform to date.

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Credited work

972 releases · 206 albums · active 1961–2025

  • Performance · 1,290
  • Other credits · 48
  • Production · 16

Studios: Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Hollywood Sound Recorders · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Ocean Way Recording

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