Arthur Crudup

Arthur William "Big Boy" Crudup () adalah seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu dan gitaris Delta blues Amerika. Ia dikenal di luar lingkar blues atas lagu-lagunya "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" dan "So Glad You're Mine", kemudian direkam oleh Elvis Presley dan artis-artis lainnya.

Diskografi

Album solo 
 Mean Ol' Frisco (1962)
 Crudup's Mood (Delmark, 1969)
 Look on Yonder's Wall (Delmark, 1969)
 Roebuck Man (Sequel, 1974)

Album kolaboratif 
 Sunny Road, dengan Jimmy Dawkins dan Willie Smith (Delmark, 1969)
 Arthur "BigBoy" Crudup Meets the Master Blues Bassists, dengan Willie Dixon dan Ransom Knowling (Delmark, 1994)

Album kompilasi 
 The Father of Rock and Roll (RCA, 1971)
 Give Me a 32-30 (Crown Prince, 1982)
 Star Bootlegger (Krazy Kat, 1982)
 I'm in the Mood (Krazy Kat, 1983)
 Crudup's Rockin' Blues (RCA, 1985)
 Shout Sister Shout! (Bullwhip, 1987)
 That's All Right Mama (Matchbox, 1989)
 The Father of Rock and Roll (Blues Encore, 1992)
 That's All Right Mama (BMG, 1992)
 Complete Recorded Works, vols. 1–4 (Document, 1993)
 Rock Me Mama (Orbis, 1993)
 That's Alright Mama (Laserlight, 1995)
 Crudup's After Hours (History, 1996)
 The Complete Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vols. 1 and 2 (Jazz Tribune, 1997)
 After Hours (Camden, 1997)
 Cool Disposition (Catfish, 1999)
 Dirt Road Blues (Past Perfect Silver Line, 2000)
 The Essential Arthur Crudup (Document, 2001)
 Blues Legends (Rainbow, 2002)
 Everything's Alright (Our World, 2002)
 Crudup's After Hours (Past Perfect Silver Line, 2002)
 Rock Me Mama (Tomato, 2003)
 The Father of Rock 'n' Roll (Wolf, 2003)
 Rock Me Mamma: When the Sun Goes Down, vol. 7 (RCA, 2003)
 The Story of the Blues (Archive Blues, 2004)
 Too Much Competition (Passport, 2006)
 Gonna Be Some Change (Rev-Ola, 2008)
 My Baby Left Me: The Definitive Collection (Fantastic Voyage, 2011)
 The Blues (Fuel, 2012)
 Sunny Road (Delmar, 2013)

Lihat pula 
 Checker Records
 Fire Records
 Rekaman rock and roll pertama
 Asal muasal rock and roll

Kutipan 
 "Apa yang kau bisa lakukan," kata Tampa Red kepada Crudup, "apa yang kau tak dapat lakukan, lupakan tentangnya".
 Empat tahun sebelum kematiannya, Crudup berkata, "Aku lahir miskin, aku hidup musik, dan aku akan mati miskin."

Referensi

Pranala luar 
 Biography of Arthur Crudup
 
 
 Biography, links and song extracts
 Biographical data on Arthur Crudup
 Illustrated Arthur Crudup discography
 

Musisi Delta blues