The Grio

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

"Of course materialistic things don’t mean everything," says Prechelle Crudup Shannon, a granddaughter. "But they took so much more than just money." FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup ...
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Hear an Unreleased Arthur Russell Song, ‘Oh Fernando Why’

Ibiza’s Circoloco is well known as one of the island’s wildest parties, with a musical policy focused squarely on underground house and techno of a Continental bent (and “bent” pretty much sums up the ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

From playing Dolly Parton to singing with her: Janelle Arthur reunites with her idol on new song

When Janelle Arthur, a former Top 5 contestant on "American Idol" in 2013, thinks about the start of her singing career, another East Tennessean comes to mind – the one and only Dolly Parton. "The ...
Taste of Country

Janelle Arthur Laments Lost Love in Powerful New Song ‘She Said Yes’ [Exclusive Premiere]

Janelle Arthur is leaning into heartbreak as a form of therapy in her new song, "She Said Yes." The former American Idol fan favorite presents a love song about the one that got away in the plaintive ...
The Hill

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released.
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Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” ...