Biography
Arthur Gunter (born May 23, 1926 in Nashville, Tennessee; died March 16, 1976 in Port Huron, Michigan) was an American blues guitar musician. He was best known for his song "Baby Lets Play House", which was later a hit single for Elvis Presley.
Gunter was a musician from an early age; as a child, he was in a gospel group with his brothers and cousins called the Gunter Brothers Quartet. In the early 1950s he played in various blues groups around Nashville, and began recording for Excello Records in 1954.
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In 1955, Gunter recorded "Baby Lets Play House" for Excello, which became a local hit. It became nationally known later that year when Elvis Presley recorded a version for Sun Records. "Elvis got that number and made it famous. But I didnt get a chance to shake his hand," Gunter would later say. His first royalty check, received that same year, was for $6500.
He continued to record for Excello until 1961. His regular band broke up in 1966 and he moved to Pontiac, Michigan, performing only occasionally thereafter.
He died of pneumonia in 1976 at his home in Port Huron. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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