| LC control no. | no 92002953 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Crudup, Arthur, 1905-1974 |
| Variant(s) | Big Boy, 1905-1974 James, Elmer, 1905-1974 Crump, Arthur, 1905-1974 Crudux, Art, 1905-1974 Crudup, Percy Lee, 1905-1974 Crudup, Big Boy, 1905-1974 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1905-08-24 |
| Death date | 1974-03-28 |
| Place of birth | Forest (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Nassawadox Creek (Va.) |
| Affiliation | Radio Corporation of America. RCA Victor Division |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Composers Guitarists |
| Found in | His Look on yonder's wall [SR] 1968: label (Arthur Crudup) Harris, S. Blues ww (Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy" (aka: Percy Lee Crudup, Art Crudux, Arthur Crump, Elmer James); b. 8-24-05, Forest (Scott Co.), MS, d. 3-28-74, Nassawadox, VA; guitarist) African American National Biography, accessed January 7, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Crudup, Arthur; Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; blues musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist. He was born 24 August 1905 in Forest, Mississippi, United States; recorded for RCA Victor Bluebird subsidiary, notorious for classic blues Death Valley Blues, If I Get Lucky, and Black Pony Blues, and Mean Old 'Frisco Blues (1941-1942); one of few blues artists part of the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Services transcription series; formed trio with Ransom Knowling and Judge Riley; assembled one of the most formidable blues trios ever with Sonny Boy Williamson No.2 and Elmore James (1948). He died 28 March 1974 in Nassawadox, Virginia, United States) |
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