Pee Wee Crayton
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Biography
[Edit]Although he was certainly inexorably influenced by the pioneering electric guitar conception of T-Bone Walker (what axe-handler wasn't during the immediate postwar era?), Pee Wee Crayton brought enough daring innovation to his playing to avoid being labeled as a mere T-Bone imitator. Crayton's recorded output for Modern, Imperial, and Vee-Jay contains plenty of dazzling, marvelously imaginative guitar work, especially on stunning instrumentals such as "Texas Hop," "Pee Wee's Boogie," and "Poppa Stoppa," all far more aggressive performances than Walker usually indulged in.
Like Walker, Connie Crayton was a transplanted Texan. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1935, later moving north to the Bay Area. He signed with the Bihari brothers' L.A.-based Modern logo in 1948, quickly hitting pay dirt with the lowdown instrumental "Blues After Hours" (a kissin' cousin to Erskine Hawkins' anthem "After Hours"), which topped the R&B charts in late 1948. The steaming "Texas Hop" trailed it up the lists shortly thereafter, followed the next year by "I Love You So." But Crayton's brief hitmaking reign was over, through no fault of his own.
After recording prolifically at Modern to no further commercial avail, Crayton moved on to Aladdin and, in 1954, Imperial. Under Dave Bartholomew's savvy production, Crayton made some of his best waxings in New Orleans: "Every Dog Has His Day," "You Know Yeah," and "Runnin' Wild" found Crayton's guitar turned up to the boiling point over the fat cushion of saxes characterizing the Crescent City sound.
From there, Crayton tried to regain his momentum at Vee-Jay in Chicago; 1957's "I Found My Peace of Mind," a Ray Charles-tinged gem, should have done the trick, but no dice. After one-off 45s for Jamie, Guyden, and Smash during the early '60s, Crayton largely faded from view until Vanguard unleashed his LP, Things I Used to Do, in 1971. After that, Pee Wee Crayton's profile was raised somewhat; he toured and made a few more albums prior to his passing in 1985.
Title: Everyday I Have the Blues
Artist: Sonny Stitt, Pee Wee Crayton, Joe Turner
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Pee Wee's Blues: The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
Artist: Pee Wee Crayton
Genre: Blues
Title: Texas Blues Jumpin In Los Angeles The Modern Music Sessions 1951
Artist: Pee Wee Crayton
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Black Power - '60s & '70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jump Blue: Rockin' the Jukes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Night in Memphis - America's Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1957, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Rockin' Instrumentals
Genre: Rock
Title: The Rock & Roll Stars, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: The Blues a Texas Anthology
Genre: Blues
Title: Texas Has the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Jukebox Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Wise Guys & Wild Women! Jazz Noir
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues Masters: Singers
Genre: Blues
Title: How to Sing the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Top 20 Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1957, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Downtown Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 9
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 '50s & '60s Rock & Roll Instrumentals
Genre: Rock
Title: Los Angeles Rhythm & Blues 1944-54
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues - Dancing With the Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Relaxing Blues Masterpieces
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues - Guitar Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Blues Royalty
Genre: Blues
Title: Traditional Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin' R&B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Heritage of the Blues 1956, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The History of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters: Guitarists
Genre: Blues
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Road Trip, Vol.9 (Songs from the Route 66)
Genre: World Music
Title: Texas Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues Covers
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: West Coast Blues Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: Relaxing Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A Beginners Guide to: Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Blues Recordings Ever Made Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Guitar Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: The Roots of Jeff Healey
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues - Beach Sounds
Genre: Blues
Title: I ♥ Blues / I Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Scene 1960s
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Roots Of Southern Rock
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Original Hits: Jazz Golden Times, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: 6 Hours of the Greatest Blues Recordings Ever Made
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of West Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Archive Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Nighttime Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Gaz's Rockin' Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Most Essential Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues That Changed the World
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Classics: Forever Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Taste of the Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Blues Recordings Ever Made Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: West Coast Blues Ramblers
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: Forever Jazz: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (The Best Collection)
Artist: Vários Artistas / Varios Artistas
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Blues Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Toast Of The Coast: 1950s R&B From Dolphin's Of Hollywood Volume 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: On With The Jive! 1950s R&B From Dolphin's Of Hollywood Volume 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Spirit Of New Orleans: The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew Disc 1
Artist: Dave Bartholomew
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans Guitar (CD4)
Artist: T - Bone Walker, Guitar Slim And His Band, Smiley Lewis, Boo Breeding
Genre: Blues
