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1.StopTexas Hop – Pee Wee Crayton 02:43
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2.StopCentral Avenue Blues – Pee Wee Crayton 02:44
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3.StopBounce Pee Wee – Pee Wee Crayton 02:51
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4.StopT for Texas (Mistreated Blues) – Pee Wee Crayton 03:09
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5.StopRosa Lee – Pee Wee Crayton 02:55
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6.StopBlues After Hours – Pee Wee Crayton 03:04
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7.StopI'm Still in Love With You – Pee Wee Crayton 02:28
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8.StopPee Wee's Boogie – Pee Wee Crayton 02:48
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9.StopLouella Brown – Pee Wee Crayton 03:00
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10.StopFrom Blues to Boogie – Pee Wee Crayton 02:53
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11.StopPlease Come Back – Pee Wee Crayton 02:39
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12.StopRock Island Blues – Pee Wee Crayton 03:10
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13.StopRockin' the Blues – Pee Wee Crayton 02:35
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14.StopChange Your Way of Lovin' – Pee Wee Crayton 02:51
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15.StopPee Wee's Wild – Pee Wee Crayton 02:27
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16.StopBlack Gal – Pee Wee Crayton 02:55
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17.StopBoogie Woogie Upstairs – Pee Wee Crayton, Al Wichard 02:40
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18.StopWhen Darkness Falls – Pee Wee Crayton 03:02
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19.StopBop Hop – Pee Wee Crayton 02:53
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20.StopMy Everything – Pee Wee Crayton 03:00
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21.StopBlues for My Baby – Pee Wee Crayton 02:40
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22.StopTired of Travelin' – Pee Wee Crayton 02:44
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23.StopAustin Boogie – Pee Wee Crayton 02:03
As an overview of Crayton's work for Modern from 1948-51, this might not be ideal, as only about half of it appeared on singles during that time; the rest was mostly unissued until the 1980s and 1990s, some making their first appearance on this CD. It also means that some of his Modern singles, including his biggest hit for the label (the ballad "I Love You So"), aren't here, as they were saved for another Ace volume of Crayton's Modern sides. Those considerations aside, this is superior Los Angeles jump blues, with the rare vault sides holding up about as well as what came out on singles. Were this the only anthology to appear of Crayton's Modern material -- heck, were it the only Crayton material, period -- it would still offer convincing proof of his stature as a significant bluesman, one who (like several Modern labelmates) was instrumental in the transition from the earliest electric blues to a harder RB style. Although his singing and songwriting are good, what really makes this stand out is his incendiary guitar playing. In addition to taking good single-note solos, he made use of insistent, sometimes machine-gun-like jazzy chords that unpredictably shifted keys and pushed the limits of the day's amplification technology. That really comes to the fore on some of the uptempo instrumentals, like the nearly out-of-control "Pee Wee's Wild." Unlike many blues guitar heroes, though, he doesn't have to wait for the fast tunes to strut his stuff, as the crazily descending solo of the bump-and-grind "Please Come Back" demonstrates. On top of being a quality early electric blues anthology on its own merits, the CD makes a good case for Crayton being one of the more overlooked pioneers of the electric guitar as a whole. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
- Genre: Blues
- Subgenre: Texas Blues, Electric Blues, Jump Blues/Piano Blues
- Category West Coast Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Texas Blues
- Label: ACE RECORDS UK
- Release Date: March 27, 2001
- Artist: Crayton Pee Wee