Connie Curtis Crayton (born 18 December 1914, Rockdale, Texas – died 25 June 1985, Los Angeles), known as Pee Wee Crayton, was an American blues and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Crayton began playing guitar seriously after moving to California in the mid-1930s, 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 R&B charts late that year, and was followed up by equally imaginative recordings such as “Texas Hop” and “Poppa Stoppa”.
Pee Wee went on to record for many other labels in the 1950s including Imperial in New Orleans, and Vee-Jay in Chicago. It is thought he was the first blues guitarist to use a Fender Stratocaster, given to him by Leo Fender. However, further commercial success eluded him until a modest comeback in the 1970s.
Edited by Nagaremono on 2 Aug 2007, 14:09
Sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee_Wee_Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton is another remarkable guitar legend and is showcased in the “Legends of Guitar” CD series.
Pee Wee Crayton is another American blues and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter that if you really love your music, you should listen to some of his when you get the opportunity. Here are some of his CD’s that you may want to pick-up the next time you’re at your local music store or should you choose to purchase them from http://www.Amazon.com .
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