Pee Wee Crayton "The Things That I Used To Do"

 


From a concert in Japan in 1983, we revisit (continuing from my first music blog), blues guitarist, and singer, Pee Wee Crayton, and the song "The Things That I Used to Do".  Joe Bonamassa calls Pee Wee Crayton one of the most underrated bluesmen of the 20th century.  Here is the band lineup on this number and for this concert.

Rhythm section:

Pee Wee Crayton: guitar, vocals
Terry "Big T" DeRouen: guitar
Dan Fredman: bass
Soko Richardson: drums
    
Horn section:

Marshall Crayton: tenor saxophone
Bill Clark: tenor saxophone
Freddy Clark: alto saxophone
Claude Williams: trumpet

Marshall Crayton, on lead tenor saxophone, is Pee Wee Crayton's son.  


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