Jonas Crudup - Guitar and vocals George Crudup - Bass and vocals James Crudup - Drums and vocals Essra Mohawk - Backing vocals Joe Hichliffe, Lonnie Mack, Tom Parks - Guitar Tim Drummond - Bass Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson - Horns Michael Utley, Dinzel Cofey - Keyboards This release from 2000 is the first and only release from three sons of Arthur"Big Boy" Crudup. It is rare look at a family that knows and lived the blues. Arthur"Big Boy" Crudup was known as the father of rock & roll, the songs he wrote inspired the young Elvis Presley and many others. That July day at Sun Studio when Elvis kicked in with "That's Alright Mama" some say rock and roll was born. This recording is a not to be repeated event. Since it was released both James Crudup and his brother Jonas Crudup passed away, also piano man Dumpy Rice aka Dinzel Cofy left us. The funeral notice for Jonas Arthur Crudup, 55, who passed away on Oct. 15, 2004 from lung cancer, didn't receive any local recognition. Since the CD was released in 2000, James, the youngest brother, has died of complications from diabetes. As for Jonas' younger brother, George, he's all but disappeared, homeless and crack-addicted in Delray Beach, Fla., at last report. "It was easy to hear the Eastern Shore in their CD," observed Jane Cabarrus, a close friend of The Crudups and the proprieter of the Do Drop Inn in Weirwood where they, many times accompanied by their father, often played in the late '60s, under the name of The Malibus. "I think this was because the Eastern Shore had a big influence on their music," Cabarrus said. The CD which was produced by bass man Tim Drummond it features guitar great Lonnie Mack, The Memphis Horns from Stax and many other great recordings and includes Greg"Fingers" Taylor & Michael Utley from Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. It was nominated in 2002 for Best New Artist Debut by the W.C. Handy Awards. Jonas, along with his wife, Jeanette, Billy Sturgis, and songwriter-bassist Tim Drummond, attended the W.C. Handy Awards in Memphis and that was also a musical highlight for him. "He was so excited about it," said Jeanette. "He felt like his father was being recognized by a whole new audience because of the way he had redone Big Boy's music. He was also excited because B.B. King heard he was there and invited Jonas to go backstage and meet with him again. That made Jonas so happy." The Crudup Brothers didn't win the W.C. Handy award for Best New Artist Debut, but, according to Jeanette he didn't expect to win. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/The+Crudup+Brothers">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.