High praise indeed. Then he laughs. Um, I'm a guitar player. I grew up in the '50s and '60s. I don't know what else to say.
Critics do, though.
When Rhino Records released a best-of Crenshaw collection last year, the critics rhapsodized. Neither, of course, made a dent in the charts. To most, though, he's known, if at all, for playing a great John Lennon in Beatlemania and for impersonating one of his idols, Buddy Holly, in La Bamba. The Gin Blossoms. At 8 sharp tonight, Crenshaw will kick off a solo set at Theatre Jacksonville in San Marco, accompanied by just his acoustic guitar.