Kurz-Bio:
Der Blues-Gitarrist, Sänger und Songwriter Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup wurde am 24. August (laut Grabstein 5. August) 1905 in Forest, Mississippi, als Arthur William Crudup geboren und verstarb am 28. März 1974 in Nassawadox, Virginia. Wir Burschen aus den Fünfzigern kannten Crudup, wenn überhaupt, nur durch einige Titel von Elvis, die aus seiner Feder stammten.
Seine Vinyl-Singles:
RCA Victor
04 49....50-0000-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues singer with guitar Ransom Knowling, string bass and Judge Riley, drums..Crudup's After Hours/-B….That's All Right ("78-RPM" 20-2205)
04 49....50-0001-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues singer with guitar, string bass and drums..Katie May/-B….Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues singer with guitar and drums..Boy Friend Blues ("78-RPM" 20-2989)
?? 49....50-0013-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues singer with instrumental accompaniment..Crudup's Vicksburg Blues/-B….Shout, Sister, Shout ("78-RPM" 22-0029)
?? 49....50-0032-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues Singer with instrumental accompaniment..Tired Of Worry/-B….Hoodoo Lady Blues ("78-RPM" 22-0048)
01 50....50-0046-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues Singer with Instrumental Accompaniment..Come Back Baby/-B….Mercy Blues ("78-RPM" 22-0061)
04 50....50-0074-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues Singer with Instrumental Accompaniment..Dust My Broom (22-0074-A)/-B….You Know That I Love You (22-0074-B)
07 50....50-0092-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues Singer with Instrumental Accompaniment..Oo Wee Darling (Love Me With A Thrill) (22-0092-A)/-B….Mean Old Santa Fe (22-0092-B)
09 50....50-0100-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues Singer with instrumental accpmpaniment..Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (22-0100-A)/-B….Lonesome World To Me (22-0100-B)
11 50....50-0105-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Blues Singer with instrumental accpmpaniment ..She's Just Like Caldonia (22-0105-A)/-B….She Ain't Nothing But Trouble (22-0105-B)
01 51....50-0109-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Blues Singer With Instrumental Accompaniment..Anytime Is The Right Time/-B….My Baby Left Me
03 51....50-0117-A....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup..Star Bootlegger/-B….Nobody Wants Me
05 51....50-0126-A....Big Boy Crudup..Roberta Blues/-B….Behind Closed Doors
08 51....50-0141-A....Arthur Crudup..I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole/-B….Too Much Competition
11 51....47-4367....Arthur Crudup..Where Did You Stay Last Night (E1VW-1541)/Love Me Mama (E1VW-1538)
04 52....47-4572....Big Boy Crudup..Goin' Back To Georgia (E2VW-5049)/Mr. So And So (E2VW-5050)
06 52....47-4753....Big Boy Crudup..Worried 'Bout You Baby (E2VW-5053)/Late In The Evening (E2VW-5054)
09 52....47-4933....Big Boy Crudup..Do It If You Want To (E2VW-5051)/Second Man Blues (E1VW-5036)
11 52....47-5070....Big Boy Crudup..Lookin' For My Baby (E2VW-5055)/Pearly Lee (E2VW-1537)
02 53....47-5167....Big Boy Crudup..Nelvina (E2VW-5056)/Keep On Drinkin' (E2VW-5052)
12 53....47-5563....Big Boy Crudup..My Wife And Woman (E3VW-2613)/The War Is Over (E3VW-2614)
GROOVE
04 54....4G-0011....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup..Fall On Your Knees And Pray (E3VW-2615)/I Love My Baby (E3VW-2612)
07 54....4G-0026....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup..She's Got No Hair (E4HW-3941)/If You Have Ever Been To Georgia (E4HW-3938)
ACE
?? 55....503....BIG BOY CRUDUP..I Wonder (2371)/My Baby Boogies All The Time (2372) ("78": CHAMPION 108)
GROOVE
?? 56....4G-5005....ARTHUR "Big Boy" CRUDUP BLUES SINGER WITH GUITAR AND DRUMS..Rock Me Mamma (D4AW-342)/ARTHUR "Big Boy" CRUDUP BLUES SINGER WITH GUITAR AND STRING BASS..Mean Old 'Frisco Blues (D2VW-0074) (dann FIRE 1501)
FIRE
05 62....1 5 0 1....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup..Rock Me, Mama (FM-207)/Mean Ole Frisco (FM-208) (GROOVE 5005)
05 62....1 5 0 2....Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup..Katie Mae (FM-205)/Dig Myself A Hole (FM-206)
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Gerd