James Crawford (musician)
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, Jr. (born October 12, 1934 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † September 15, 2012 ibid) was an American rhythm and blues musician. The African American sang and played the piano and trombone.
Crawford formed an R&B band at a young age called "The Chapaka Shawee" ( Creole for "We're not raccoons"). When they got a record deal with Chess Records, they were renamed "Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters". Snooks Eaglin was part of the band for a while .
In 1954 they had a hit with Jock-A-Mo , written by Crawford. The piece was reissued as Iko Iko by the Dixie Cups in 1965 and has been covered frequently since then, including by Dr. John , the Belle Stars , Grateful Dead and Cyndi Lauper .
In 1963 Crawford was knocked down by police forces and seriously injured; It took him two years to get back on his feet. He did not return to the music business, sang gospel in church and only appeared sporadically at events. In 1995 he sang on the album Let Them Talk by his grandson Davell Crawford. James Crawford died in 2012 after a brief illness.
Web links
- James "Sugar Boy" Crawford on Allmusic (English)
- James "Sugar Boy" Crawford at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford . Obituary for James Crawford, The Telegraph, September 18, 2012
- ↑ a b Jeff Hannusch: Orbituary: James “Sugar Boy” Crawford (1934-2012) . Obituary for James Crawford, Offbeat, October 1, 2012
- ↑ Keith Spera: James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford, New Orleans rhythm & blues singer of 'Jock-A-Mo,' dies at 77 . Obituary for James Crawford, The Times-Picayune, September 15, 2012
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| SURNAME | Crawford, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crawford, James Junior (full name); Crawford, Sugar Boy junior (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rhythm and blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th September 2012 |
| Place of death | New Orleans , Louisiana |