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Connie Curtis Crayton (December 18, 1914 – June 25, 1985) known as Pee Wee Crayton, was an American rhythm & blues and blues guitarist and singer.
Born in Rockdale, Texas, United States, there are several stories on how Crayton acquired the name Pee Wee. In a Living Blues article in the 1980s, he stated that friend and singer, Roy Brown, gave him the nickname. This makes sense since Brown had a way of making nicknames for many of his friends. It has also been said that his father gave him the nickname as a tribute to a local Texas piano player.|Crayton began playing guitar seriously after moving to California in 1935, and settling in San Francisco. 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. One of his first recordings was the instrumental, “Blues After Hours”, which reached #1 in the Billboard R&B chart late that year. Its B-side, the pop ballad “I’m Still in Love With You”, and the quicker “Texas Hop”, were good examples of his work, but his style was of its time and Crayton found it difficult to progress.|He w...
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Top 10 Pee Wee Crayton Songs
Texas Hop
Blues After Hours
Blues in the Ghetto
Blues At Daybreak
Blues After Hours - Original
Telephone is Ringing
Blues Before Dawn
The Telephone Is Ringing
My Baby's On Line
Daybreak
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Top 10 Pee Wee Crayton Albums
Early Hour Blues
Blues Legend Vol. 13
Pee Wee Crayton's Is This The Price I Pay?
The Modern Legacy Vol. 1
Modern Legacy, Vol. 2: Blues Guitar Magic
Complete Aladdin & Imperial Recordings
The Johnny And Shuggie Otis Sessions
Things I Used To Do
Pee Wee's Blues - The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
After Hours Boogie
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