1925 Clifton Chenier*
1937 Eddie Floyd*
1948 Peggy Scott-Adams*
1985 Pee Wee Crayton+
2013 Luke Jordan+
1937 Eddie Floyd*
1948 Peggy Scott-Adams*
1985 Pee Wee Crayton+
2013 Luke Jordan+
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Clifton Chenier *25.06.1925
Clifton Chenier (rechts), 1975
Clifton Chenier (* 26. Juni 1925 in Opelousas, Louisiana; † 12. Dezember 1987 in Lafayette, Louisiana) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und Zydeco-Musiker. Er spielte Akkordeon und sang seine Texte in Französisch.
Cheniers musikalischer Erfolg begann 1954 mit Cliston's Blues, einem regionalen Hit. 1955 folgte Ay Tete Fille (Hey, Little Girl) (im Original von Professor Longhair), das Chenier auch überregional bekannt machte. Mit seiner Band „Zydeco Ramblers“ war er von nun an ständig auf Tour.
Seine Popularität erreichte in den 1980ern mit der „Red Hot Louisiana Band“ ihren Höhepunkt. 1983 gewann er als zweiter Kreole überhaupt einen Grammy für sein Album I'm Here!.
Clifton Chenier litt an Diabetes, weswegen ihm ein Fuß teilweise amputiert werden musste. Er starb 1987 an Nierenversagen. 1989 wurde er postum in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Der Gitarrist und Songwriter Rory Gallagher schrieb einen Tribute-Song für Clifton Chenier mit dem Namen „The King Of Zydeco“. Außerdem wird sein Name im Titel That was your Mother auf dem Album Graceland des US-amerikanischen Sängers und Songwriters Paul Simon aus dem Jahr 1986 erwähnt.
Sein Sohn C. J. Chenier führt die Zydeco-Tradition seines Vaters weiter; sein Großcousin Roscoe Chenier (1941-2013) war ebenfalls Blues-Musiker.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Chenier
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987),[1][2] a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983.[1] In 1984 he was honored as a National Heritage Fellow.[3] He was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989,[4] and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2014, he was a Grammy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
He was known as the 'King of Zydeco',[1][2][5] and also billed as the 'King of the South'.[4]
Career
Chenier began his recording career in 1954, when he signed with Elko Records and released Clifton's Blues, a regional success. His first hit record was soon followed by "Ay 'Tite Fille (Hey, Little Girl)" (a cover of Professor Longhair's song).[1] This received some mainstream success. With the Zydeco Ramblers, Chenier toured extensively. He also toured in the early days with Clarence Garlow, billed as the 'Two Crazy Frenchmen'.[6] Chenier was signed with Chess Records in Chicago, followed by the Arhoolie label.
In April 1966, Chenier appeared at the Berkeley Blues Festival on the University of California campus and was subsequently described by Ralph J. Gleason, jazz critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, as "... one of the most surprising musicians I have heard in some time, with a marvelously moving style of playing the accordion ... blues accordion, that's right, blues accordion."[7]
Chenier was the first act to play at Antone's, a blues club on Sixth Street in Austin, Texas. Later in 1976, he reached a national audience when he appeared on the premiere season of the PBS music program Austin City Limits.[8] Three years later in 1979 he returned to the show with his Red Hot Louisiana Band.[9]
Chenier's popularity peaked in the 1980s, and he was recognized with a Grammy Award in 1983 for his album I'm Here.[1] It was the first Grammy for his new label Alligator Records. Chenier followed Queen Ida as the second Louisiana Creole to win a Grammy.
Chenier is credited with redesigning the wood and crimped tin washboard into the vest frottoir, an instrument that would easily hang from the shoulders. Cleveland Chenier, Clifton's older brother, also played in the Red Hot Louisiana Band. He found popularity for his ability to manipulate the distinctive sound of the frottoir by rubbing several bottle openers (held in each hand) along its ridges.
During their prime, Chenier and his band traveled throughout the world.
Later years and death
Chenier suffered from diabetes which eventually forced him to have a foot amputated and required dialysis because of associated kidney problems.[1]
He died of diabetes-related kidney disease in December 1987 in Lafayette, Louisiana,[2] and was buried in All Souls Cemetery in Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
Legacy and tributes
Since 1987, C. J. Chenier (born Clayton Joseph Thompson) has carried on the zydeco tradition by touring with Chenier's band and recording albums.[10][11]
In 1989, Chenier was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame, and in 2011, was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Rory Gallagher wrote a song in tribute to Chenier entitled "The King of Zydeco". Paul Simon mentioned Chenier in his song "That Was Your Mother", from his 1986 album Graceland. John Mellencamp refers to "Clifton" in his song "Lafayette", about the Louisiana city where Chenier often performed. The song is on Mellencamp's 2003 album Trouble No More. Zachary Richard mentioned Chenier in his song "Clif's Zydeco" (on Richard's 2012 album Le Fou).
The jam band Phish often covers Chenier's song "My Soul" in live performances.[12]
Chenier is the subject of Les Blank's 1973 documentary film, Hot Pepper.
He was known as the 'King of Zydeco',[1][2][5] and also billed as the 'King of the South'.[4]
Career
Chenier began his recording career in 1954, when he signed with Elko Records and released Clifton's Blues, a regional success. His first hit record was soon followed by "Ay 'Tite Fille (Hey, Little Girl)" (a cover of Professor Longhair's song).[1] This received some mainstream success. With the Zydeco Ramblers, Chenier toured extensively. He also toured in the early days with Clarence Garlow, billed as the 'Two Crazy Frenchmen'.[6] Chenier was signed with Chess Records in Chicago, followed by the Arhoolie label.
In April 1966, Chenier appeared at the Berkeley Blues Festival on the University of California campus and was subsequently described by Ralph J. Gleason, jazz critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, as "... one of the most surprising musicians I have heard in some time, with a marvelously moving style of playing the accordion ... blues accordion, that's right, blues accordion."[7]
Chenier was the first act to play at Antone's, a blues club on Sixth Street in Austin, Texas. Later in 1976, he reached a national audience when he appeared on the premiere season of the PBS music program Austin City Limits.[8] Three years later in 1979 he returned to the show with his Red Hot Louisiana Band.[9]
Chenier's popularity peaked in the 1980s, and he was recognized with a Grammy Award in 1983 for his album I'm Here.[1] It was the first Grammy for his new label Alligator Records. Chenier followed Queen Ida as the second Louisiana Creole to win a Grammy.
Chenier is credited with redesigning the wood and crimped tin washboard into the vest frottoir, an instrument that would easily hang from the shoulders. Cleveland Chenier, Clifton's older brother, also played in the Red Hot Louisiana Band. He found popularity for his ability to manipulate the distinctive sound of the frottoir by rubbing several bottle openers (held in each hand) along its ridges.
During their prime, Chenier and his band traveled throughout the world.
Later years and death
Chenier suffered from diabetes which eventually forced him to have a foot amputated and required dialysis because of associated kidney problems.[1]
He died of diabetes-related kidney disease in December 1987 in Lafayette, Louisiana,[2] and was buried in All Souls Cemetery in Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
Legacy and tributes
Since 1987, C. J. Chenier (born Clayton Joseph Thompson) has carried on the zydeco tradition by touring with Chenier's band and recording albums.[10][11]
In 1989, Chenier was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame, and in 2011, was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Rory Gallagher wrote a song in tribute to Chenier entitled "The King of Zydeco". Paul Simon mentioned Chenier in his song "That Was Your Mother", from his 1986 album Graceland. John Mellencamp refers to "Clifton" in his song "Lafayette", about the Louisiana city where Chenier often performed. The song is on Mellencamp's 2003 album Trouble No More. Zachary Richard mentioned Chenier in his song "Clif's Zydeco" (on Richard's 2012 album Le Fou).
The jam band Phish often covers Chenier's song "My Soul" in live performances.[12]
Chenier is the subject of Les Blank's 1973 documentary film, Hot Pepper.
Eddie Floyd *25.06.1937
Eddie Floyd (* 25. Juni 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama) ist ein US-amerikanischer Soul- und Rhythm-and-Blues-Sänger sowie Liedschreiber des legendären Stax-Labels.
Als Sänger der Gruppe The Falcons wurde er durch Wilson Pickett ersetzt und hatte in den späten 1960er Jahren einige Solohits, davon gelangten 12 Lieder in die US-amerikanischen Top 100. Sein bekanntestes Lied dürfte zweifellos „Knock on Wood“ sein, welches er mit Steve Cropper 1965 geschrieben hat. Dieser Song wurde von vielen Musikgrößen gecovert, darunter David Bowie, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, Ella Fitzgerald u.v.m. Die erfolgreichste Version stammt von Amii Stewart, die mit ihrem Disco-Remake 1979 bis auf Platz eins der US-Charts klettern konnte.
Im zweiten Blues-Brothers-Film wirkte er mit und war auch mit der Blues Brothers Band auf Tour. Im September 2002 erhielt er den Memphis Sound Award. Eddie Floyd wurde auch in die Alabama Music Hall Of Fame aufgenommen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Floyd
Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937)[1][2] is an American soul/R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s and the song "Knock on Wood".
Biography
Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He founded The Falcons, which also featured Mack Rice.[1] They were forerunners to future Detroit vocal groups such as The Temptations and The Four Tops. Their most successful songs included "You're So Fine" and later, when Wilson Pickett was recruited into the group as the lead singer, "I Found a Love". Pickett then embarked on a solo career, and The Falcons disbanded.[1]
Floyd signed a contract with the Memphis based Stax Records as a songwriter in 1965.[1] He wrote a hit song, "Comfort Me" recorded by Carla Thomas. He then teamed with Stax's guitarist Steve Cropper to write songs for Wilson Pickett, now signed to Atlantic Records. Atlantic distributed Stax and Jerry Wexler brought Pickett down from New York to work with Booker T. & the MGs. The Pickett sessions were successful, yielding several pop and R&B hits, including the Floyd co-written "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" and "634-5789 (Soulsville USA)".[1]
In 1966, Floyd recorded a song initially written for Otis Redding. Wexler convinced Stax president Jim Stewart to release Floyd's version. The Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd "Knock On Wood" launched Floyd's solo career,[1] and has been cut by over a hundred different artists from David Bowie to Count Basie. Eventually, Redding would cut an R&B hit version of the song in 1967 as a duet with Carla Thomas. It became a disco hit for Amii Stewart in 1979.
Floyd was one of Stax's most consistent and versatile artists. He scored several more hits on his own, including "I Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" and "Raise Your Hand",[1] which was covered by both Janis Joplin and Bruce Springsteen.
The song "Big Bird" (featuring Booker T. Jones on organ and guitar, Al Jackson, Jr. on drums, and Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass) was written while Floyd waited in a London airport for a plane back to the United States for Otis Redding's funeral. Although not a US hit, it became an underground favorite in the UK, was later covered by The Jam, and was featured on the video game Test Drive Unlimited.
Floyd's career did not keep him from being one of the label's most productive writers. Virtually every Stax artist recorded Floyd material, often co-written with either Cropper or Jones, including Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know What You Mean to Me"), Rufus Thomas ("The Breakdown"), Otis Redding ("I Love You More Than Words Can Say"), and Johnnie Taylor's "Just the One (I've Been Looking For)". The latter played during the opening credits of director Harold Ramis's film Bedazzled.
Floyd, in 1980, also released material on the UK record label I-Spy Records owned and created by the UK band Secret Affair.[1] He joined old Stax collaborators Cropper and Dunn, and fronted The Blues Brothers Band on a series of world tours, and in 1998, Floyd and former Falcon Wilson Pickett appeared on screen dueting on "634-5789" in Blues Brothers 2000.[1]
As well as singing with The Blues Brothers Band, Floyd has been the special guest with former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings on several dates in the US and the UK.
In 2008, Floyd returned to Stax Records which is now owned by Concord Music Group. His first new album in six years, Eddie Loves You So, was released in July 2008.[1][3] In December 2012,Eddie Floyd released a new album At Christmas Time.Eddie also has a son Anthony Floyd that also sings with him. In July 2013,Eddie Floyd released Down By The Sea.
Biography
Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He founded The Falcons, which also featured Mack Rice.[1] They were forerunners to future Detroit vocal groups such as The Temptations and The Four Tops. Their most successful songs included "You're So Fine" and later, when Wilson Pickett was recruited into the group as the lead singer, "I Found a Love". Pickett then embarked on a solo career, and The Falcons disbanded.[1]
Floyd signed a contract with the Memphis based Stax Records as a songwriter in 1965.[1] He wrote a hit song, "Comfort Me" recorded by Carla Thomas. He then teamed with Stax's guitarist Steve Cropper to write songs for Wilson Pickett, now signed to Atlantic Records. Atlantic distributed Stax and Jerry Wexler brought Pickett down from New York to work with Booker T. & the MGs. The Pickett sessions were successful, yielding several pop and R&B hits, including the Floyd co-written "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" and "634-5789 (Soulsville USA)".[1]
In 1966, Floyd recorded a song initially written for Otis Redding. Wexler convinced Stax president Jim Stewart to release Floyd's version. The Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd "Knock On Wood" launched Floyd's solo career,[1] and has been cut by over a hundred different artists from David Bowie to Count Basie. Eventually, Redding would cut an R&B hit version of the song in 1967 as a duet with Carla Thomas. It became a disco hit for Amii Stewart in 1979.
Floyd was one of Stax's most consistent and versatile artists. He scored several more hits on his own, including "I Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" and "Raise Your Hand",[1] which was covered by both Janis Joplin and Bruce Springsteen.
The song "Big Bird" (featuring Booker T. Jones on organ and guitar, Al Jackson, Jr. on drums, and Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass) was written while Floyd waited in a London airport for a plane back to the United States for Otis Redding's funeral. Although not a US hit, it became an underground favorite in the UK, was later covered by The Jam, and was featured on the video game Test Drive Unlimited.
Floyd's career did not keep him from being one of the label's most productive writers. Virtually every Stax artist recorded Floyd material, often co-written with either Cropper or Jones, including Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know What You Mean to Me"), Rufus Thomas ("The Breakdown"), Otis Redding ("I Love You More Than Words Can Say"), and Johnnie Taylor's "Just the One (I've Been Looking For)". The latter played during the opening credits of director Harold Ramis's film Bedazzled.
Floyd, in 1980, also released material on the UK record label I-Spy Records owned and created by the UK band Secret Affair.[1] He joined old Stax collaborators Cropper and Dunn, and fronted The Blues Brothers Band on a series of world tours, and in 1998, Floyd and former Falcon Wilson Pickett appeared on screen dueting on "634-5789" in Blues Brothers 2000.[1]
As well as singing with The Blues Brothers Band, Floyd has been the special guest with former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings on several dates in the US and the UK.
In 2008, Floyd returned to Stax Records which is now owned by Concord Music Group. His first new album in six years, Eddie Loves You So, was released in July 2008.[1][3] In December 2012,Eddie Floyd released a new album At Christmas Time.Eddie also has a son Anthony Floyd that also sings with him. In July 2013,Eddie Floyd released Down By The Sea.
Peggy Scott-Adams *25.06.1948
Peggy Scott-Adams (geb. Peggy Stoutmeyer; * 25. Juni 1948 in Opp, Alabama) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues- und Soul-Sängerin. Sie wird auch als the Little Lady with the Big Voice (die kleine Dame mit der großen Stimme) bezeichnet.
In den 1960er Jahren hatte Peggy Scott im Duett mit Jo Jo Benson mehrere Soul-Hits, darunter Lover's Holiday, Soul Shake und Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries. Danach wurde es ruhig um sie, obwohl sie weiterhin auftrat.
Mitte der 1990er Jahre hatte sie ein Comeback mit dem Song Bill, der von einem Ehemann handelt, der fremdgeht – mit einem anderen Mann. Seitdem brachte Scott-Adams eine Reihe von Soul-Blues-Alben auf den Markt. 2004 erschien das Gospel-Album God Can, And He Will.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Scott-Adams
Peggy Scott-Adams (born Peggy Stoutmeyer, June 25, 1948) is an African-American soul and R&B singer. She is sometimes known by her former name of Peggy Scott, and billed as "The Little Lady with the Big Voice".
Early life and career
Peggy Stoutmeyer was born and grew up in the small town of Opp, Alabama. Throughout her early career, Scott toured with Ben E. King as a teenager and hit the Top 40 three times with "Lover's Holiday" (July 1968), "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" (November 1968), and "Soulshake" (February 1969) as a duet act with Jo Jo Benson. All of these singles were released by SSS International Records.
Not long after that, out of the music industry since the late 1960s, she was working as a lounge singer in Pensacola, Florida, until she moved to California and married Robert L. Adams Sr., a Compton, California City Commissioner, in 1988, and took a hiatus from her musical career.
Solo career
She was then persuaded to return to the studio by singer/songwriter/producer Jimmy Lewis. With his guidance, they recorded her solo debut album, Help Yourself, released on October 22, 1996.
One of the Jimmy Lewis songs was a track about a woman complaining that her husband had romantic and sexual desires for another man. Released as a single initially just to blues radio stations, the song, "Bill", it also began getting airplay on Urban contemporary radio and soon gained most-requested status at several larger stations. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video to "Bill" also became popular. The album, "Help Yourself" began selling well, making the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at #72, #9 on the R&B chart and #1 on the Top Blues Albums chart.[1]
The release of Contagious later in 1997 also featured the hit single "Spousal Abuse", which tackled the issue of domestic abuse in relationships. Her third album, Undisputed Queen, was released in 1999.[1] She continued in 2000 with Live in Alabama & More, which featured the ballad, "When I'm With You" and the dance track "Sweaty Men". Both singles became hits. The next album was Hot & Sassy, and featured hit singles in "Mr. Right Or Mr. Wrong", "If I'm Still Not Married" and "Your Divorce Has Been Denied".[citation needed]
Recent times
Her fifth album, Busting Loose, was released in 2003. It featured the lead single, "If You Wanna Hear Me Holler, Lick Me Up Some Dollars". In 2006, she issued her first gospel album entitled God Can, And He Will. Her second gospel album, Back To The Roots, was released in 2009 on her own independent label, Nora Records.
Early life and career
Peggy Stoutmeyer was born and grew up in the small town of Opp, Alabama. Throughout her early career, Scott toured with Ben E. King as a teenager and hit the Top 40 three times with "Lover's Holiday" (July 1968), "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" (November 1968), and "Soulshake" (February 1969) as a duet act with Jo Jo Benson. All of these singles were released by SSS International Records.
Not long after that, out of the music industry since the late 1960s, she was working as a lounge singer in Pensacola, Florida, until she moved to California and married Robert L. Adams Sr., a Compton, California City Commissioner, in 1988, and took a hiatus from her musical career.
Solo career
She was then persuaded to return to the studio by singer/songwriter/producer Jimmy Lewis. With his guidance, they recorded her solo debut album, Help Yourself, released on October 22, 1996.
One of the Jimmy Lewis songs was a track about a woman complaining that her husband had romantic and sexual desires for another man. Released as a single initially just to blues radio stations, the song, "Bill", it also began getting airplay on Urban contemporary radio and soon gained most-requested status at several larger stations. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video to "Bill" also became popular. The album, "Help Yourself" began selling well, making the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at #72, #9 on the R&B chart and #1 on the Top Blues Albums chart.[1]
The release of Contagious later in 1997 also featured the hit single "Spousal Abuse", which tackled the issue of domestic abuse in relationships. Her third album, Undisputed Queen, was released in 1999.[1] She continued in 2000 with Live in Alabama & More, which featured the ballad, "When I'm With You" and the dance track "Sweaty Men". Both singles became hits. The next album was Hot & Sassy, and featured hit singles in "Mr. Right Or Mr. Wrong", "If I'm Still Not Married" and "Your Divorce Has Been Denied".[citation needed]
Recent times
Her fifth album, Busting Loose, was released in 2003. It featured the lead single, "If You Wanna Hear Me Holler, Lick Me Up Some Dollars". In 2006, she issued her first gospel album entitled God Can, And He Will. Her second gospel album, Back To The Roots, was released in 2009 on her own independent label, Nora Records.
Peggy Scott Adams "I'll Take Care Of U"
R.I.P.
Luke Jordan +25.06.2013
Luke Jordan (* 28. Januar 1892 in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA[1]; † 25. Juni 1952 in Lynchburg, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist und Sänger.
Im August 1927 nahm er bei Victor Records in Charlotte (North Carolina), seine ersten Stücke auf, weitere folgten in New York im November 1929. Dann beendete die Große Depression seine kurze Karriere. Seine bekanntesten Lieder sind Church Bells Blues, Pick Poor Robin Clean und Cocaine Blues, welches mehrmals gecovert wurde.[2]
Am 15. August 2001 wurde ihm von der James River Blues Society ein Gedenkschild in Lynchburg geweiht.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Jordan
Luke Jordan (January 28, 1892 – June 25, 1952)[1] was an American blues guitarist and vocalist of some renown in his local area of Lynchburg, Virginia.
He was born in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States, and his professional career started at age 35, when he was noticed by Victor Records. He went to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1927 to record several records. These records sold moderately well, and Victor decided to take Jordan to New York in 1929, for two more sessions. He recorded very few known tracks in his career.
He died in Lynchburg in June 1952.[1] His song, "Church Bells Blues" was later recorded by Ralph Willis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_JordanHe was born in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States, and his professional career started at age 35, when he was noticed by Victor Records. He went to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1927 to record several records. These records sold moderately well, and Victor decided to take Jordan to New York in 1929, for two more sessions. He recorded very few known tracks in his career.
He died in Lynchburg in June 1952.[1] His song, "Church Bells Blues" was later recorded by Ralph Willis.
Pee Wee Crayton +25.06.1985
Pee Wee Crayton (eigentlich Connie Curtis Crayton; * 18. Dezember 1914 in Rockdale, Texas; † 25. Juni 1985 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Sänger und Gitarrist.
Beeinflusst von T-Bone Walker schuf Crayton Hits wie Texas Hop, Pee Wee's Boogie und Poppa Stoppa. Seinen Spitznamen "Pee Wee" hatte er angeblich von keinem Geringeren als Roy Brown bekommen.
Crayton, geboren in Rockdale (Texas), wuchs in Austin auf. In der Schulband spielte er Ukulele und Trompete. 1935 zog er von Texas nach San Francisco; später lebte er in Los Angeles. Erst ab 1944 spielte er verstärkt Gitarre, nachdem er einen Auftritt von T-Bone Walker gesehen hatte. Die beiden befreundeten sich, und T-Bone brachte Crayton die wichtigsten Kniffe auf der Gitarre bei. Schnell entwickelte er seinen eigenen unverkennbaren Stil. Aggressives Gitarrenspiel mit einer sanften Stimme wurde sein Markenzeichen und später oft kopiert.
Crayton gründete ein Trio und verdiente fortan seinen Lebensunterhalt als Musiker. Daneben spielte er in der Band von Ivory Joe Hunter, an dessen Aufnahmen er 1946 mitwirkte. 1947 entstanden Craytons erste Aufnahmen unter eigenem Namen; er unterschrieb einen Plattenvertrag bei Modern Records und hatte 1948 mit „Blues After Hours“ einen Nummer-1-Hit in den R&B-Charts. Er nahm dann bei einigen Plattenfirmen auf, u.a. bei Imperial in New Orleans, Jamie in Philadelphia und Vee-Jay Records in Chicago. Es wird berichtet, dass er der erste Blues-Gitarrist war, der eine Fender Stratocaster spielte, die ihm von Leo Fender persönlich übergeben wurde.
In den 1960er Jahren verschwand er beinahe ganz von der Bildfläche; erst 1971 veröffentlichte er bei Vanguard das Album Things I Used to Do. Danach ging es wieder etwas bergauf mit seiner Karriere. Er tourte und nahm noch einige Alben auf, bevor er 1985 einem Herzanfall erlag. Er starb in seinem Haus in Topanga nahe Los Angeles. Er liegt auf dem Inglewood Park Friedhof begraben.
Im Laufe seiner langen Karriere trat Crayton US-weit u.a. mit Big Joe Turner, Lowell Fulson, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Big Maybelle und Dinah Washington auf. 2009 wurde Pee Wee Crayton in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee_Wee_Crayton
Connie Curtis Crayton (December 18, 1914 – June 25, 1985),[1] known as Pee Wee Crayton, was an American R&B and blues guitarist and singer.
Career
Born in Rockdale, Texas, United States,[2] Crayton began playing guitar seriously after moving to California in 1935, later settling in San Francisco.[3] While there he absorbed the music of T-Bone Walker, but developed his own unique approach. His aggressive playing contrasted with his smooth vocal style, and was copied by many later blues guitarists.
In 1948 he signed a recording contract with Modern Records.[3] One of his first recordings was the instrumental, "Blues After Hours", which reached #1 in the Billboard R&B chart late that year.[3] Its B-side, the pop ballad "I'm Still in Love With You", and the quicker "Texas Hop", are good examples of his work.[4]
He went on to record for many other record labels in the 1950s including Imperial in New Orleans, Louisiana, Vee-Jay in Chicago and Jamie in Philadelphia. It is thought he was the first blues guitarist to use a Fender Stratocaster, given to him by Leo Fender. His album Things I Used To Do was released by Vanguard Records in 1971. He continued to tour and record in the following years.[3]
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, California, Crayton died there of a heart attack in 1985,[1] and was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Career
Born in Rockdale, Texas, United States,[2] Crayton began playing guitar seriously after moving to California in 1935, later settling in San Francisco.[3] While there he absorbed the music of T-Bone Walker, but developed his own unique approach. His aggressive playing contrasted with his smooth vocal style, and was copied by many later blues guitarists.
In 1948 he signed a recording contract with Modern Records.[3] One of his first recordings was the instrumental, "Blues After Hours", which reached #1 in the Billboard R&B chart late that year.[3] Its B-side, the pop ballad "I'm Still in Love With You", and the quicker "Texas Hop", are good examples of his work.[4]
He went on to record for many other record labels in the 1950s including Imperial in New Orleans, Louisiana, Vee-Jay in Chicago and Jamie in Philadelphia. It is thought he was the first blues guitarist to use a Fender Stratocaster, given to him by Leo Fender. His album Things I Used To Do was released by Vanguard Records in 1971. He continued to tour and record in the following years.[3]
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, California, Crayton died there of a heart attack in 1985,[1] and was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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