Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, one of the most prominent blues - TopicsExpress



          

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, one of the most prominent blues recording artists of the 1940s, was born on his grandparents land in Forest, Mississippi on August 24, 1905. After Elvis Presley recorded three Crudup songs in the 1950s, Crudup became known as “The Father of Rock n Roll.” Despite the commercial success of his songs, Crudup was never fairly paid for the music he composed and recorded, and had to work as a laborer or bus driver to support his family. He died on March 28, 1974. In this photo he is 73 yrs old. Read more @ msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/arthur-crudup
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:02:57 +0000

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