Crudup,Arthur 'Big Boy' Definitive Collection 1941-62 CD

Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup was a Mississippi Delta blues guitarist, singer and noted songwriter who was often known as "The Father of Rock 'n' Roll", because even in the early '40s he was playing in a style which unmistakeably provided many of the essential roots of the musical revolution that was still more than a decade distant. He wrote classic songs like "That's All Right Mama", which became Elvis Presley's first commercial recording, and other songs covered by Elvis like "My Baby Left Me". He was a vital bridge between acoustic country blues and the electrified urban sound he developed after he hoboed his way to Chicago, and was among the first blues artists to play with bass and drums accompaniment. This great value 94-track 4-CD collection comprises all the records he made which were commercially released during the period covered by the anthology, encompassing his recordings which came out on the Bluebird, RCA, Checker, Trumpet, Champion, Groove and Fire labels. It gives a thorough and entertaining overview of the two key decades of his primary recording career.

1. If I Get Lucky 2. Death Valley Blues 3. Kind Lover Blues 4. Black Pony Blues 5. Give Me a 3220 6. Raised to My Hand 7. Gonna Follow My Baby 8. Mean Old 'Frisco Blues 9. My Mama Don't Allow Me 10. Standing at My Window 11. Rock Me Mama [Or Mamma] 12. Who's Been Foolin' You 13. Cool Disposition 14. Keep Your Arms Around Me 15. I'm in the Mood 16. She's Gone 17. That's Your Red Wagon 18. Dirt Road Blues 19. So Glad You're Mine 20. Ethel Mae 21. No More Lovers 22. Katie May 23. Boy Friend Blues 24. I Want My Lovin' 25. You Got to Reap 26. Crudup's After Hours 27. That's All Right 28. I Don't Know It 29. Chicago Blues 30. Train Fare Blues 31. Cry Your Blues Away 32. Gonna Be Some Changes Made 33. Crudup's Vicksburg Blues 34. That's Why I'm Lonesome 35. Just Like a Spider 36. Hey Mama"Everything's All Right 37. Someday 38. Hoodoo Lady Blues 39. Lonesome World to Me 40. Roberta Blues 41. Shout, Sister, Shout 42. Tired of Worry 43. Dust My Broom 44. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 45. Come Back Baby 46. Mercy Blues 47. You Know That I Love You 48. She's Just Like Caldonia 49. Oo Wee Darling (Love Me with a Thrill) 50. Mean Old Santa Fe 51. She Ain't Nothin' But Trouble 52. Behind Closed Doors 53. Anytime Is the Right Time 54. My Baby Left Me 55. Nobody Wants Me 56. Star Bootlegger 57. Too Much Competition 58. I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole 59. Where Did You Stay Last Night' 60. Love Me Mama 61. Second Man Blues 62. Pearly Lee 63. Do It If You Want to 64. Lookin' for My Baby 65. Goin' Back to Georgia 66. Mr. So and So 67. Keep on Drinkin' 68. Nelvina 69. Worried About You Baby 70. Late in the Evening 71. Open Your Book (Daddy Wants to Read with You) 72. Tears in My Eyes 73. Gotta Find My Baby 74. Make a Little Love 75. I Wonder 76. My Baby Boogies All the Time 77. My Wife and Woman 78. The War Is Over 79. I Love My Baby 80. Fall on Your Knees and Pray 81. If You Ever Been to Georgia 82. She's Got No Hair 83. Mean Ole Frisco 84. Look on Yonder Wall 85. That's Alright 86. Ethel Mae 87. Too Much Competition 88. Standing at My Window 89. Rock Me, Mama 90. Greyhound Bus 91. Coal Black Mare 92. Katie Mae 93. Dig Myself a Hole 94. So Glad You're Mine