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Bluesman Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis' first hit. He barely got paid for it.

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

In this image provided by Jeff Titon, Athur Crudup performs in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 3, 1969. Crudup wrote the song “That’s All Right,” which Elvis Presley later recorded for his first single ...
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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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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

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.