Arthur Crudup
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American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1905–1974)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Deep Blues (Roots of Rhythm) (Roots of Rhythm)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1905-08-24
- Active to
- 1974-03-28
bluesdelta blueselectric blues
Discography
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- 5,352
- Total plays
- 25,937
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bluesearly rocknrollOld BluesAll40s
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (also known as "Pop" Crudup) (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was a delta blues singer and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs later covered by Elvis Presley (and since covered by dozens of other artists), such as "That's All Right Mama", "My Baby Left Me" and "So glad you're mine", and by many claims, "Blue Suede Shoes". Born in Forest, Mississippi and living and working in throughout the South and Midwest as a migrant worker for a time
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Forest
- Place of death
- Nassawadox
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Fire Records
- Image
- Arthur Crudup AABF 1970 JT.jpg
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- birth name
- Arthur William Crudup
- nickname
- Big Boy
- name in native language
- Arthur Crudup
- date of birth
- 1905-08-24
- date of death
- 1974-03-28
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Virginia
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- pseudonym
- Big Boy
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Commons category
- Arthur Crudup
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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