My Baby Left Me But That's Alright CD

Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
My Baby Left Me… But That's Alright – Rockin' Rhythm & Blues 1943-1954 CD

It’s often said that Mississippi blues legend Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup was The Father Of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Whether or not you agree, it’s an indisputable fact that had Arthur not written and recorded the original version of That’s All Right Mama, the career of his fellow Mississippian Elvis Presley might not have gotten off to such an explosive start – and that Rock ‘n’ Roll might have gone in a totally different direction.
Elvis ended up recording three of Arthur’s songs in the early years of his career, and the original versions of My Baby Left Me and So Glad You’re Mine can also be heard in this sparkling collection of Arthur’s best up-tempo tunes from the first 12 years of his recording career, 1942 to 1954.
Arthur was a big selling artist for most of those 12 years, and everything he recorded was released.
Although he cut many fine slow blues among them, this set focused primarily on the titles that kept people wearing out the dancefloors of honky tonks and juke joints, that still can and do fill floors at rock ‘n’ roll events around the world.
With his small band of regular musicians and his own rhythmically driving guitar work, Arthur made more great records than it’s possible to squeeze into the running time of a CD.
However, no fan will be disappointed with the stellar selection that this CD offers.
It may not be rock ‘n’ roll in the accepted sense, but it rocks and it rolls for sure!