Pee Wee Crayton - The Pee Wee Crayton Collection 1947-62 (2017)

Pee Wee Crayton was a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter who was one of the leading figures of the West Coast blues school during the post-war decades. He was one of several blues artists who made the move from Texas to California in the Depression, and inevitably he became an associate of the pioneer of the West Coast style T-Bone Walker, but although Crayton was undoubtedly influenced by him, he developed a highly distinctive sound, playing in an aggressive style which encompassed some daring technical innovations, as well as having a somewhat contrasting smooth vocal style. Over the years, he recorded for a number of labels, scoring his biggest successes in his early years with the Modern label, as he reached the R&B Top 5 with Blues After Hours, Texas Hop and I Love You So. Other notable recordings were done later with the Imperial and Vee-Jay labels, as he sought to re-establish his chart presence in a changing market for blues as rock 'n' roll invaded the R&B charts. This great value 55-track 2-CD set primarily comprises A and B sides recorded during this period for the 4 Star, Gru-V Tone, Modern, Aladdin, RIH, Hollywood, Imperial, Post, Vee-Jay, Fox, Jamie, Guyden and Smash labels plus selected from his 1960 LP on the Modern subsidiary Crown. As such it's a solid representation of his output across his primary recording career, and an entertaining introduction to the work of an artist who has not had the recognition he deserves.

TRACKLIST

CD 1:

01. After Hours Boogie
02. Why Did You Go
03. Don't Ever Fall In Love
04. Pee Wee Special
05. Blues After Hours
06. I'm Still In Love With You
07. Texas Hop
08. Central Avenue Blues
09. Rock Island Blues
10. When Darkness Falls
11. Bop Hop
12. I Love You So
13. Brand New Woman
14. Old Fashioned Baby
15. Bounce Peewee
16. Rockin' The Blues
17. Please Come Back
18. Some Rainy Day
19. Huckle Boogie
20. Louella Brown
21. Good Little Woman
22. Tired Of Traveling
23. Change Your Way Of Loving
24. Poppa Stoppa
25. Cool Evening
26. Have You Lost Your Love For Me

CD 2:

01. Daybreak
02. When It Rains It Pours
03. Pappy's Blues
04. Crying And Walking
05. Baby, Pat The Floor
06. Steppin' Out
07. Do Unto Others
08. Every Dog Has A Day
09. Wine-O
10. Hurry Hurry
11. I Need Your Love
12. You Know
13. My Idea About You
14. Eyes Full Of Tears
15. Runnin' Wild
16. Yours Truly
17. Be Faithful
18. Don't Go
19. I Must Go On
20. A Frosty Night
21. The Telephone Is Ringing
22. I Found My Peace Of Mind
23. Fiddle Dee Dee
24. Is This The Price I Pay
25. Look Up And Live
26. Pee Wee's Boogie
27. 'tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
28. Time On My Hands
29. Hillbilly Blues