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In 1993, he joined a host of Memphis soul music veterans to record Arthur Alexander's comeback and un-intended final studio recording, the album Lonely Just Like Me. In 2007, Oldham toured with the Drive-By Truckers on their The Dirt Underneath tour.
More than just a celebrated session player, he is the co-composer of some of the best-loved and most-covered songs in the pop-music canon of the American South: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” “Fm Your Puppet,” “Cry Like a Baby,” “A Woman Left Lonely,” “It Tears Me Up.” Dewey Lindon Oldham Jr. was born on June 14,1943,
Oldham has been a fixture of the Shoals music scene ever since. He reunited with Arthur Alexander on what turned out to be his final studio album, Lonely Just Like Me, recorded shortly before the singer’s death in 1993.
Nov 5, 1999 · Dan Penn's writing credits read like a soul jukebox. Often working with his friend Spooner Oldham, Penn was behind many of the defining songs from the most celebrated black singers of the...
Jan 19, 2016 · Spooner Oldham, circa 1972. In the early 1960s, when funk descended upon Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Spooner Oldham was at the forefront of a core group of all-star session men. Acts like...
Mar 27, 2023 · Oldham and Penn teamed up again in 1991 at New York's Bottom Line, reacquainting audiences with their songwriting and musicianship. In 1993, they performed with Arthur Alexander for his final recording Lonely Just Like Me (1993), a paean of appreciation for Alexander's songwriting.
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Sep 13, 2023 · In 1993, he joined a host of Memphis soul music veterans to record Arthur Alexander's comeback and un-intended final studio recording, the album Lonely Just Like Me. [10] [11] [12] In 2007, Oldham toured with the Drive-By Truckers on their The Dirt Underneath tour.
