Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup – That’s All Right Mama (1992)

1. If I Get Lucky	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup	3:06	
2. Gonna Follow My Baby	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:51
3. Mean Old Frisco Blues	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:38	
4. Cool Disposition	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	3:09
5. Rock Me Mama	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	3:00
6. Keep Your Arms Around Me	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup	2:35	
7. That's Your Red Wagon	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	3:14	
. She's Gone	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	3:04	
9. So Glad You're Mine	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:48
10. Chicago Blues	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	3:13
11. Crudup's After Hours	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup	2:58
12. That's All Right	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup	 2:57
13. Shout, Sister, Shout	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:43
14. She Ain't Nothing But Trouble	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:55	
15. My Baby Left Me	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup	  2:32	
16. Too Much Competition	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:55
17. Second Man Blues	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:54
18. I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	3:01	
19. Mr. So And So	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:42
20. My Wife And Woman	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup	  2:26	
21. I Love You	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup 	2:48	
22. She's Got No Hair	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	2:04

Musicians:
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup – guitar, vocals
Robert Fulton – guitar
Thomas Patton – piano
Charles Holloway – bass
Ransom Knowling – bass
Joseph Thomas – bass
Melvin Draper – drums
Lafayette Lawson – drums
Willie Willis - drums

If Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup had never made another fan in the course of his career than a certain young kid in Memphis, TN, his place in music history would still have been assured -- Elvis Presley often cited Crudup as one of his favorite blues artists, and the future "King of Rock & Roll" recorded three of Crudup's songs ("That's All Right, Mama," "My Baby Left Me," and "So Glad You're Mine"), bringing them to a far wider audience then their original author would ever enjoy on his own. Anyone expecting to hear Elvis' primal influence on That's All Right, Mama, a compilation of 22 songs Crudup recorded for the RCA-affiliated Bluebird label between 1941 and 1954, might be a bit disappointed -- for the most part, this is rough-and-ready rural blues, dominated by Crudup's big, boomy voice and simple but efficient guitar runs, though by the end of the disc, drums, electric guitars, and even saxophone have begun to creep into the mix, suggesting a stripped-down but high-powered Chicago blues combo. In short, this isn't rock & roll, or even rhythm & blues, but pure blues stuff, and it certainly makes clear that Presley's influences were a lot rawer and deeper than most folks would lead you to believe. That's All Right, Mama also reveals that Crudup deserves to be known as more than just the guy who Elvis liked -- this is a tough but good-grooving blues collection that should please those who like their blues straight with no chaser. --- Mark Deming, Rovi

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