In this image provided by Jeff Titon, singer-songwriter Arthur Crudup performs in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Sunday, Aug. 3, 1969. Crudup wrote the song “That’s All Right,” which Elvis Presley ...

Arthur Crudup, upon learning a long-overdue royalty deal for “That’s All Right” fell through. In the early 1960s, Crudup finally got a sizable royalty check — for $1,600.

FRANKTOWN, Va. — 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.

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. As the 70th anniversary of Presley’s recording of ”That’s All Right” approaches Friday — July 5, ...

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 ...

This image provided by the estate of Dick Waterman, shows Arthur Crudup, center, with Fred McDowell, left, and Robert Pete Williams. Crudup wrote the song Thats All Right, which Elvis Presley ...

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 would sing it on a chart ...

This image provided by the estate of Dick Waterman, shows Arthur Crudup, center, with Fred McDowell, left, and Robert Pete Williams. Crudup wrote the song Thats All Right, which Elvis Presley ...

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.

This image provided by the estate of Dick Waterman, shows Arthur Crudup, center, with Fred McDowell, left, and Robert Pete Williams. Crudup wrote the song Thats All Right, which Elvis Presley ...