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Crayton was fading fast commercially by the time he cut these sides in the 1950s, though his vocal and instrumental skills, particularly his stinging guitar, were undimmed. Aside from two 1951 tracks cut for Aladdin in 1951, this 20-song compilation is devoted to his mid-'50s hitch with Imperial. The label had him record in New Orleans with Dave Bartholomew and other local musicians, giving many of these sides a hybrid jump blues/New Orleans R&B feel (Imperial would use the same approach with Roy Brown around this time). It's not his very best work, but even at its slightest this is pleasant. It's most effective, however, when the Crescent City touches are muted in favor of slicing straight-ahead blues riffing, as on the instrumental "Blues Before Dawn." Another obscure cut, "Do Unto Others," is nothing less than a revelation, boasting a light-years-ahead-of-its-time opening riff that sounds almost identical to the blast of notes that opens the Beatles' "Revolution," cut nearly 15 years later.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Pee Wee Crayton, Composer, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, Composer, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records Inc.
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - E. Frank, Composer - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - Jack Goetz, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
N. Washington, Composer - Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Emanuel (E.J.) Johnson, Composer - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - C. Hunsley, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, Composer, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Pee Wee Crayton, MainArtist - Peter Welding, Producer - E. Crayton, Composer
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Crayton was fading fast commercially by the time he cut these sides in the 1950s, though his vocal and instrumental skills, particularly his stinging guitar, were undimmed. Aside from two 1951 tracks cut for Aladdin in 1951, this 20-song compilation is devoted to his mid-'50s hitch with Imperial. The label had him record in New Orleans with Dave Bartholomew and other local musicians, giving many of these sides a hybrid jump blues/New Orleans R&B feel (Imperial would use the same approach with Roy Brown around this time). It's not his very best work, but even at its slightest this is pleasant. It's most effective, however, when the Crescent City touches are muted in favor of slicing straight-ahead blues riffing, as on the instrumental "Blues Before Dawn." Another obscure cut, "Do Unto Others," is nothing less than a revelation, boasting a light-years-ahead-of-its-time opening riff that sounds almost identical to the blast of notes that opens the Beatles' "Revolution," cut nearly 15 years later.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:38
- Main artists: Pee Wee Crayton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 1996 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
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