Artist: Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
Title: A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Bear Family
Genre: Rock, Blues
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, artwork)
Total Time: 5:59:58
Total Size: 2.49 Gb
Tracklist:CD 1
1. Black Pony Blues (3:23)
2. Death Valley Blues (3:16)
3. Kind Lover Blues (3:08)
4. If I Get Lucky (3:09)
5. Standing At Me Window (2:52)
6. Gonna Follow My Baby (2:56)
7. Give Me A 32-20 (2:57)
8. My Mama Don't Allow Me (3:13)
9. Mean Old Frisco Blues (2:43)
10. Raised To My Hand (3:13)
11. Cool Disposition (3:12)
12. Who's Been Foolin' You (3:20)
13. Rock Me Mamma (3:02)
14. Keep Your Arms Around Me (2:36)
15. Dirt Road Blues (3:07)
16. I'm In The Mood (3:10)
17. That's Your Red Wagon (3:23)
18. She's Gone (3:12)
19. Ethel Mae (3:13)
20. So Glad You're Mine (2:46)
21. Boy Friend Blues (3:03)
22. No More Lovers (2:48)
CD 2
1. You Got To Reap (3:03)
2. Chicago Blues (3:18)
3. Crudup's After Hours (3:02)
4. I Want My Lovin' (3:04)
5. That's All Right (3:01)
6. I Don't Know it (2:56)
7. Cry Your Blues Away (3:13)
8. Crudup's Vicksburg Blues (3:21)
9. Gonna Be Some Changes Made (2:46)
10. Train Fare Blues (2:50)
11. Katie May (3:10)
12. Hey Mama - Everything's All Right (2:58)
13. Hoodoo Lady Blues (3:05)
14. Lonesome World To Me (3:20)
15. Roberta Blues (2:53)
16. Just Like A Spider (3:22)
17. Someday (3:03)
18. That's Why I'm Lonesome (3:13)
19. Tired Of Worry (2:53)
20. Dust My Broom (2:39)
21. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (2:50)
22. Shout, Sister, Shout (2:42)
23. Come Back Baby (2:37)
24. You Know That I Love You (2:47)
25. Mercy Blues (2:46)
26. She's Just Like Caledonia (2:52)
CD 3
1. Mean Old Santa Fe (take C) (2:33)
2. Behind Closed Doors (take A) (2:46)
3. She Ain't Nothing But Trouble (take A) (3:13)
4. Oo Wee Darling (Love Me With A Thrill) (take B) (3:06)
5. Anytime Is The Right Time (take C) (3:04)
6. My Baby Left Me (take B) (2:30)
7. Nobody Wants Me (take B) (3:01)
8. Star Bootlegger (take B) (2:43)
9. Too Much Competition (take B) (3:02)
10. Second Man Blue (take A) (2:59)
11. Pearly Lee (take A) (2:59)
12. Love Me Mama (take A) (3:16)
13. Never No More (take A) (3:04)
14. Why Did You Leave Me (take A) (3:10)
15. Where Did You Stay Last Night (take A) (2:54)
16. I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole (take B) (3:06)
17. Goin' Back To Georgia (take B) (2:47)
18. Mr. So And So (take B) (2:46)
19. Do It If You Want To (take B) (2:53)
20. Keep On Drinkin' (take B) (2:47)
21. Worried 'Bout You Baby (take A) (3:16)
22. Late In The Evening (take A) (3:07)
23. Lookin' For My Baby (take C) (2:38)
24. Nelvina (take B) (3:03)
CD 4
1. Open Your Book (Daddy Wants To Read With You) (2:43)
2. Tears In My Eyes (2:45)
3. My Baby Boogies All The Time (3:03)
4. I Wonder (2:15)
5. Baby I've Been Mistreated (3:04)
6. You Didn't Mean A Word (2:59)
7. She's My Baby (2:13)
8. The Moon Is Rising (2:15)
9. Gonna Find My Baby (2:59)
10. Make A Little Love With Me (3:08)
11. I Love My Baby (2:50)
12. My Wife And Woman (2:33)
13. The War Is Over (3:01)
14. Fall On Your Knees (3:06)
15. If You've Ever Been To Georgia (2:35)
16. Help Me Bear This Heavy Load (2:45)
17. I Love You (2:49)
18. She's Got No Hair (2:18)
19. She Ain't Nothing But Trouble (take B) (2:57)
20. Oo Weee Darling (Love Me With A Thrill) (take A) (2:59)
21. My Baby Left Me (take A) (2:36)
22. Nobody Wants Me (take A) (3:24)
23. Star Bootlegger (take A) (2:56)
24. I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole (take A) (3:21)
25. Goin' Back To Georgia (take A) (2:55)
26. Mr. So And So (take A) (3:17)
27. Do It If You Want To (take A) (2:55)
28. Nelvina (take A) (2:41)
CD 5
1. Katie Mae (2:51)
2. Dig Myself A Hole (2:25)
3. Rock Me Mama (2:26)
4. Mean Old Frisco (2:35)
5. That's All Right Mama (2:22)
6. Too Much Competition (2:40)
7. Coal Black Mare (2:52)
8. Look On Yonder Wall (2:23)
9. Ethel Mae (2:24)
10. Standing At My Window (2:16)
11. Greyhound Bus (2:37)
12. So Glad You're Mine (2:50)
13. The Moon Is Rising (2:13)
14. Death Valley Blues (2:43)
15. If I Get Lucky (2:32)
16. Angel Child (5:32)
17. My Mama Don't Allow Me (2:25)
18. I'm In The Mood For You (2:22)
19. Looka There, She Got No Hair (1:56)
20. I Love Her Just The Same (2:15)
21. Angel Child (alternative take) (2:53)
22. Tears In My Eyes (alternative take) (2:59)
23. Gonna Find My Baby (alternative take -1) (3:15)
24. Gonna Find My Baby (alternative take -2) (2:44)
Bear Family, the highly regarded reissue label based in Germany, has issued many box sets devoted to R&B and blues musicians. The latest hefty package includes 5 CDs featuring the entire recorded output of Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, spanning the years 1941-1962. Of course the prominent Delta blues musician is best known for his 1946 song, "That's All Right"-famously covered by Elvis Presley, who said in a 1971 interview: "Down in Tupelo, Mississippi, I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his box the way I do now, and I said if I ever got to the place I could feel all old Arthur felt, I'd be a music man like nobody ever saw." Crudup inadvertently contributed to Elvis' huge success when, on the evening of July 5, 1954, Elvis recorded a cover version of "That's All Right" and the rest, as they say, is history. He went on to cover two more Crudup songs ("My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine"), garnering the moniker "King of Rock and Roll," while Crudup was at least accorded the title of "The Father of Rock 'n' Roll." I'm sure this title, conferred on him by a record company publicist, likely did not make up for his exploitation and lack of royalties-but that's another, all too frequent story.
A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw includes the entire story of Arthur Crudup, as told by Chicago music writer Bill Dahl, in a sumptuously illustrated 68-page hardcover LP size book that also includes a complete discography. With 124 tracks and over 6 hours of playing time, listeners can gain a thorough understanding of Arthur Crudup beyond his most popular songs. As with many Bear Family sets, it's not necessarily something you would want to digest in one sitting, but serves its purpose as a reference volume that preserves a complete slice of music history in wonderfully remastered sound.
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