Sugar Boy Crawford

New Orleans R&B legend Adam “Glucose Youngster” Crawford was created in the Crescent Town on Oct 12, 1934. He was raised performing in his Baptist chapel choir, additionally learning piano and playing trombone in the Booker T. Washington SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL marching music group. In 1950 Crawford and eight classmates created the Sha-Weez; relating to Marv Goldberg’s profile in the Sept 1977 problem of Yesterday’s Remembrances, the group’s unusual name produced from their theme music, Nolan Blackwell’s “Cha-Paka-Sha-Wees,” which approximately translates from your Creole “We aren’t raccoons.” During an appearance on regional radio, these were launched as the “‘Cha-Paka-Sha-Wees’ music artists,” as well as the moniker trapped. Maker Dave Bartholomew authorized the Sha-Weez to New Orleans imprint Aladdin Information in past due 1952, helming their debut program at Cosimo Matassa’s famous J&M Studios. Crawford was slated to sing business lead vocal, but a earlier live performance remaining his voice therefore strained that bandmate Edgar “Big Boy” Myles stepped towards the fore rather. “NOBODY to Like Me” made an appearance at year’s end, learning to be a regional hit and making the group live looks through the entire Gulf Coast area. Still, Aladdin resisted liberating the remaining materials from your Sha-Weez’s J&M program, nor do the label publication another studio day. The group however remained under agreement towards the label, however in past due 1953 Crawford and Myles started documenting for Chess as Sugars Boy and His Cane Cutters. Their Chess debut, “I HAVE NO IDEA What I’ll Perform,” was the label’s 1st release slice in New Orleans, and loved strong regional airplay. The follow-up, “Jock-a-Mo,” made an appearance in early 1954 and in addition proved a local favorite. Ten years afterwards, the Dixie Mugs recut the melody as “Iko Iko,” perhaps one of the most well-known and long lasting Crescent Town R&B records available (although Crawford stated he never gained a dime for co-writing the melody). The 3rd Glucose Boy and His Cane Cutters one, “I Bowed on My Legs,” gained the group a residency on the Baton Rouge nightspot the Carousel Membership, but brought a finish with their Chess affiliation, departing greater than a dozen unreleased edges in the shelf; Myles still left the lineup in 1955 to become listed on Li’l Millet & His Creoles, and Crawford dissolved the Cane Cutters immediately after and only a single profession. In 1956 Crawford agreed upon to Imperial, reuniting with Bartholomew and his ace program music group of saxophonists Lee Allen and Supplement Hardesty, guitarist Justin Adams, bassist Frank Areas, and drummer Earl Palmer. Along with his single debut, “She’s Got a Wobble (When She Strolls),” Crawford obviously attempt to cross to white radio, even though he did certainly acquire airplay on channels on both edges of New Orleans’ color series, his efforts didn’t result in record product sales. Both “I Don’t Require You” and “She’s the main one” implemented in 1957, however when 1958’s “I WANT Your Like” once again tallied dismal product sales, Imperial terminated his agreement. By 1962, Crawford was dealing with the tiny Raelettes, the quartet of performers Dianne and Linda DeGruy, Irene Williams, and Mary Kelly; throughout their debut overall performance, the group was erroneously introdced mainly because Sugars Boy as well as the Sugars Lumps, as well as the name trapped. But while on the way to their 1st Peacock label program in 1963, Crawford was stopped with a policeman and pistol-whipped, lacking the studio day and long lasting a protracted medical center stay that mainly soured his desire to keep carrying out. After an abortive 1969 return attempt, Crawford limited his singing towards the chapel until 1995, when he lent support vocals to grandson Davell Crawford’s debut LP, Allow Them Talk.