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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

Crayton was born in Rockdale, Texas.^[2] He 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 number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart late that year.^[3]^[4] Its B-side, the pop ballad "I'm Still in Love with You", and the quicker "Texas Hop" are good examples of his work.^[5]

He went on to record for many other record labels in the 1950s, including Imperial in New Orleans, Vee-Jay in Chicago and Jamie in Philadelphia. It is thought he was the first blues guitarist to use a Fender Stratocaster, playing an instrument given to him by Leo Fender.

His opening guitar riff on the 1954 single "Do Unto Others"^[6] was "quoted"^[7] by John Lennon in the beginning of the B-side single version^[8] of "Revolution" released by The Beatles on Apple Records in 1968.

Crayton’s 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] He was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery.

Discography

10" Shellac (78-rpm) and 7" vinyl (45-rpm) records

LP and CD releases and compilations of note

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1980.html |title=The 1980s |publisher=TheDeadRockStarsClub.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-30}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cascadeblues.org/History/PeeWeeCrayton.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-02-12 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5wTId7rmo?url=http://www.cascadeblues.org/History/PeeWeeCrayton.htm |archivedate=February 13, 2011 |df= }}
3. ^¹²³{{cite web|author=Dahl, Bill |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pee-wee-crayton-mn0000251210/biography |title=Pee Wee Crayton: Biography |publisher=AllMusic.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-30}}
4. ^{{cite book|first=Tony|last=Russell|year=1997|title=The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray|publisher=Carlton Books|location=Dubai|pages=13, 14|isbn=1-85868-255-X}}
5. ^{{cite book| first= Tony| last= Russell| year= 1997| title= The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray| edition=| publisher= Carlton Books | location= Dubai| pages= 104–105| isbn= 978-1-85868-255-6}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Pee-Wee Crayton Do Unto Others|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubhdkGQOy8}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=100-greatest-beatles-songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-beatles-songs-20110919/revolution-19691231|website=rollingstone.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=The Beatles - Revolution|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw}}

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