Very Best Songs (2003) more music like this

by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

There's an irony in the fact that while Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was hardly a major figure as a bluesman (at best, he qualifies for the second tier), he was indirectly one of the fathers of rock & roll. Rather than his own work, his lingering reputation rests on the fact that Elvis Presley took no less than three of his songs and sculpted them into ...

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Mississippi Blues, Vol. 4 (2007) more music like this

by Robert Johnson

A sort of odds and ends collection that was originally issued on LP in 1987, Mississippi Blues, Vol. 4 gathers several alternate takes from Robert Johnson recorded between November 1936 and June 1937, including versions of "Cross Road Blues" and "Love in Vain," eight rare sides recorded by Robert Lockwood, Jr. between 1941 and 1955, and the ...

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The Father of Rock & Roll (1972) more music like this

by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Just because Elvis Presley was a big fan of your work doesn't make you the father of rock & roll, as this compilation of early recordings by rural blues artist Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup unwittingly proves. It's true that Presley often name-checked Crudup in early interviews as a personal favorite, and he recorded no fewer than three of Crudup's ...

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Mississippi Blues (1935-1951) (1991) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1949-1952) (1994) more music like this

by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

The third of four Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Document CDs (which completely reissue his recordings from the 1940s and '50s) features the singer/guitarist in trio settings, mostly with bassist Ransom Knowling and drummer Judge Riley. Crudup's expressive vocals and the driving rhythm section make such songs as "She's Just Like Caldenia," "Oo-Wee ...

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R&B Hits of 1951 (2003)

by Various Artists

The R&B Hits of 1951 is a very generous 48-song collection covering most of the relevant bases that one would expect, starting with Wynonie Harris's "Bloodshot Eyes" and ending with Elmore James' "Dust My Broom," and moving through the harmony groups such as the Clovers ("Fool Fool Fool"), encompassing familiar fare like Muddy Waters' "Louisiana ...

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Gonna Be Some Changes: 1946-54 (2008) more music like this

by Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

This 27-track compilation concentrates almost exclusively on the recordings Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup made between 1946 and 1954 with band backup including drums, excluding any of the recordings he made prior to his first such session in 1946. So it's not the top pick for a Crudup compilation, and not just because it doesn't span his entire prime. ...

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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music from the Golden Age (2005) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Big Town Playboys: Chicago Blues 1949-1954 (2006)

by Various Artists

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The Classic Sides 1947-1953 (2006) more music like this

by Sunnyland Slim and His Pals

JSP, one of the U.K.'s most active historical reissue labels, presents an outstanding postwar Chicago blues anthology packed with essential recordings made between 1947 and 1955 by Sunnyland Slim & His Pals. Out of the 104 tracks (not 97 as stated on the front of the packaging), 60 are "by" Sunnyland Slim; the other 44 were released under the ...

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