Arthur Crudup - Rock Me Mama {1970}

#blues_music #Peel_session “Big Boy“ Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known, outside blues circles, for his songs “That’s All Right“ (1946), “My Baby Left Me“ and “So Glad You’re Mine“, later recorded by Elvis Presley and other artists. In the 1960s, Arthur Crudup returned to performing after giving up his music career. He had been living in poverty, having failed to obtain the songwriting royalties he claimed he was owed on Elvis Presley’s hit versions of his songs. He visited Britain in 1970 and Peel, as a fan of both blues originals and Elvis Presley, booked him to do a Top Gear session. It went out on 14 February 1970, was repeated on 06 June 1970. 1. Recorded 1970-02-09. First Broadcast 14 February 1970. Repeated 06 June 1970, 26 September 1972. (Also repeated on Gideon Coe’s BBC 6Music program on 6th October 2020.) Sunny Road / That’s All Right / Rock Me Mama / All I’ve Got Is Gone / Nobody Wants You When You’re Old And Grey