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Uncle "Pee Wee."

D. Burleigh | Vancouver, BC (Canada) & West Los Angeles, CA. (US | 05/01/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Uncle "Pee Wee" Crayton brought enough "heat" and daring innovation to his playing that inspired a generation of "Ax-Men" for years and beyond... Crayton's recorded over the years for Modern, Vee-Jay, Aladdin & Imperial Recordings and Blind Pig Records, were you can find plenty of dazzling, marvelously imaginative guitar work and distinct vocals, especially on stunning instrumental tracks like "Texas Hop," and other endearing songs like, "Louella Brown," "Blues In The Ghetto," "Blues After Hours" and "Lucille."



As a young kid, I was extremely fortunate to see the early beginnings of most of these new adaptations-songs first-hand up close and personal, during rehearsals sessions at uncle "Pee Wee's" house in West Los Angeles, California. I would soak-up like a sponge and fuse to memory those rhythms and blues beats...exhilarating to say the least!



For any blues music lover, the "Essential Recordings" CD is a must have!



--"Big Dave" Burleigh, 'AmeriCanadian' Record Producre."