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Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup was a Mississippi Delta blues guitarist, singer and noted songwriter who was often known as InchThe Father of Rock 'n' RollInch, because even in the early '40s he was playing in a style which unmistakeably provided many of the essential roots of the musical revolution that was still more than a decade distant. He wrote classic songs like InchThat's All Right MamaInch, which became Elvis Presley's first commercial recording, and other songs covered by Elvis like InchMy Baby Left MeInch. He was a vital bridge between acoustic country blues and the electrified urban sound he developed after he hoboed his way to Chicago, and was among the first blues artists to play with bass and drums accompaniment. This great value 94-track 4-CD collection comprises all the records he made which were commercially released during the period covered by the anthology, encompassing his recordings which came out on the Bluebird, RCA, Checker, Trumpet, Champion, Groove and Fire labels. It gives a thorough and entertaining overview of the two key decades of his primary recording career. Album Tracks 1. If I Get Lucky 2. Death Valley Blues 3. Kind Lover Blues 4. Black Pony Blues 5. Give Me a 3220 6. Raised to My Hand 7. Gonna Follow My Baby 8. Mean Old 'Frisco Blues 9. My Mama Don't Allow Me 10. Standing at My Window 11. Rock Me Mama [Or Mamma] 12. Who's Been Foolin' You 13. Cool Disposition 14. Keep Your Arms Around Me 15. I'm in the Mood 16. She's Gone 17. That's Your Red Wagon 18. Dirt Road Blues 19. So Glad You're Mine 20. Ethel Mae 21. No More Lovers 22. Katie May 23. Boy Friend Blues 1. I Want My Lovin' 2. You Got to Reap 3. Crudup's After Hours 4. That's All Right 5. I Don't Know It 6. Chicago Blues 7. Train Fare Blues 8. Cry Your Blues Away 9. Gonna Be Some Changes Made 10. Crudup's Vicksburg B
