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Also known as Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Big Boy

American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1905–1974)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

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  • 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

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5,352
Total plays
25,937

Tags

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Forest
Place of death
Nassawadox
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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