Arthur Crudup
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.
Career
Arthur Crudup was born in Forest, Mississippi. For a time he lived and worked throughout the South and Midwest as a migrant worker. He and his family returned to Mississippi in 1926. He sang gospel, then began his career as a blues singer around Clarksdale, Mississippi. As a member of the Harmonizing Four, he visited Chicago in 1939. Crudup stayed in Chicago to work as a solo musician, but barely made a living as a street singer. Record producer Lester Melrose allegedly found him while Crudup was living in a packing crate, introduced him to Tampa Red and signed him to a recording contract with RCA Victor's Bluebird label.
He recorded with RCA in the late 1940s and with Ace Records, Checker Records and Trumpet Records in the early 1950s and toured black clubs in the South, sometimes playing with Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James. He also recorded under the names Elmer James and Percy Lee Crudup. His songs "Mean Old 'Frisco Blues", "Who's Been Foolin' You" and "That's All Right" were popular in the South. Crudup recorded "Mean Ole Frisco Blues", "Rock Me Mama", "So Glad You're Mine", "Who's Been Fooling' You", "That's All Right Mama" and "My Baby Left Me". These song were covered by many artists including Elvis Presley, Elton John and Rod Stewart.
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- The Blues released: 2012
- The Blues District: Crudup Street released: 2011
- That's Alright Mama released: 2005
- That's Alright Mama released: 2001
- The Blues Collection 47: Rock Me Mama released: 1995
- That's All Right Mama released: 1992
- Mean Ol' Frisco released: 1960
- Rock Me Mama released:
- Look on Yonder Wall released:
- Mean Ol' Frisco released:
- Complete Recorded Works 1941-1956 in Chronological Order, Volume 3 released:
- Nothing but the Blues: Arthur Big Boy Crudup released:
That's All Right Mama
Released 1992- That's All Right (Mama)
- Rock Me Mama
- I'm in the Mood
- So Glad You're Mine
- Katie Mae
- The Moon Is Rising
- Mean Ole Frisco
- Look on Yonder Wall
- Ethel Mae
- Too Much Competition
- If I Get Lucky
- Dig Myself a Hole
- Angel Child
- My Mama Don't Allow Me
- Standing at My Window
- Greyhound Bus
- Death Valley Blues
- Coal Black Mare
Look on Yonder Wall
- Look on Yonder Wall
- Questionnaire Blues
- Keep Your Hands Off That Woman
- That's All Right
- Rock Me Mama
- Katie May
- Dust My Broom
- Landlord Blues
- Coal Black Mare
- Life Is Just a Gamble
- Walk Out on the Road
- I'm All Alone
- You'll Be Old Before Your Time
- Ramblin' Blues
- When I Lost My Baby (I Almost Lost My Mind)
Complete Recorded Works 1941-1956 in Chronological Order, Volume 3
- Mercy Blues
- She's Just Like Caldonia
- Mean Old Santa Fe
- Behind Closed Doors
- She Ain't Nothin' but Trouble
- Oo-Wee Darling
- Anytime Is the Right Time
- My Baby Left Me
- Nobody Wants Me
- Star Bootlegger
- Too Much Competition
- Second Man Blues
- Pearly Lee
- Love Me Mama
- Never No More
- Where Did You Stay Last Night
- I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole
- I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole (alternate take)
- Goin' Back to Georgia
- Mr. So and So
- Do It If You Want To
- Keep on Drinkin'
Nothing but the Blues: Arthur Big Boy Crudup
- Mean Old 'Frisco Blues
- Raised to My Hand
- Death Valley Blues
- Gonna Follow My Baby
- Who's Been Follin' You
- Standing at My Window
- If I Get Lucky
- Black Pony Blues
- Kind Lover Blues
- Give Me a 32-20
- Rock Me Mamma
- My Mama Don't Allow Me
- Cool Disposition
- Keep Your Arms Around Me
- That's Your Red Wagon
- I'm in the Mood
- Boy Friend Blues
- No More Lovers
- She's Gone
- Dirt Road Blues
Born: 1905-08-24
Died: 1974-03-28
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That's All Right (Mama)
by: Arthur CrudupWell, that's all right, mama
That's all right for you
That's all right mama, just anyway you do
Well, that's all right, that's all right.
That's all right now mama, anyway you do
Mama she done told me,
Papa done told me too
'Son, that gal your foolin' with,
She ain't no good for you'
But, that's all right, that's all right.
That's all right now mama, anyway you do
I'm leaving town, baby
I'm leaving town for sure
Well, then you won't be bothered with
Me hanging 'round your door
Well, that's all right, that's all right.