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Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis's first hit and barely got paid
FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right" would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart ...
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Book explores the African Americans who made Elvis ‘the King’
Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...
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New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
"And so when you hear Arthur Crudup, whose songs Elvis covered ... Memphis radio broadcasts in the early-‘50s that Presley tuned into. “Elvis called Black gospel his first love,” said ...
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A Q&A with author Preston Lauterbach, chronicler of the Black pioneers who created Elvis Presley’s music and style
Q: Elvis aficionados know that Presley's breakout song, "That's All Right," was written and performed by Arthur Crudup and ...
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New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big Mama” ...