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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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“And then, out of nowhere, this crazy boy just started singing this song”: How Elvis Presley spontaneously altered the course of music history
“Elvis Presley probably innately was the most introverted person ... Abrasively strumming an a A major chord, Presley ...
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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 ...
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” ...