Billy "Crash" Craddock

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Billy "Crash" Craddock is a country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian #1 hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s with a string of Top 10 country hits, several of which were #1 hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music. Billy “Crash” Craddock was born the youngest of 13 children in Greensboro, NC. A good portion of his childhood was spent surrounded by music and love of his family. His father, typical of musicians of his day and time, played harmonica, spoons, washboard and buck danced. His mother and older brothers and sisters regularly sang old gospel standards and folk tunes, harmonizing beautifully amongst themselves. Craddock remembers listening to Little Jimmy Dickens, Lefty Frizzell and Faron Young on the radio, singing as they sang, knowing he would only have to hear a song once or maybe twice before he knew the lyrics and melody by heart. His family was very supportive of his talents and one brother even paid him a nickel for every song he could sing and not miss any words on. But it wasn’t until Elvis Presley stormed into the entertainment field, that a young Billy Craddock thou

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Boom Boom Baby

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100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks

The best of Billy "Crash" Craddock

Rock N' Roll Classics

Whistle Bait: 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups

Rub It In

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Crash's Smashes: The Hits Of Billy "Crash" Craddock

Billy Crash Craddock - Crash's Smashes -The Hits Of Billy Cras

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Lost Country Hits of the 70s

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Country Boys

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Bo Did It Vol. 22

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Lost Country Hits of the 80s

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