Bob and Richard

At the start of the 1960’s, popular music was in a slump. Most of Rock ‘n Roll’s heros were out of commission – Elvis was in the Army, Chuck Berry was in prison for violating the Mann Act and Little Richard quit the devil music and started preaching. Others like Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran had met with untimely deaths. The 1959 “payola” scandal had shown to which point bribery in the North American music industry dictated what music we listened to. Given the racist climate in the USA at the time, most of the music was white and trite.

Roch Tassé

During this lull between the first and second waves of Rock ‘n Roll, many black R&B artists were largely ignored in their own country but their records found their way overseas where some young British artists couldn’t get enough of American R&B. Groups like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Manfred Mann and The Spencer Davis Group embraced the new sounds out of America and cast a spotlight on many black artists that would otherwise have remained unknown. One such artist was Arthur Alexander (1940-1993). Two of his songs, “Soldier of Love” and “Anna (Go To Him)”, were recorded by The Beatles and both The Hollies and The Rolling Stones recorded “You Better Move On.” Here is our version of “You Better Move On”, a tribute to the late great Arthur Alexander.

Arthur Alexander

Bob Séguin: voice
Richard Séguin: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, electric bass
Roch Tassé: drums

You Better Move On