Crazy Legs (album)
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Crazy Legs is a studio album by Jeff Beck
and the Big Town Playboys
, released on June 29, 1993. The recording is an album of Gene Vincent
songs. The album is considered to be a tribute to Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
, and in particular to Vincent's early guitarist Cliff Gallup
, whom Beck recognized as his biggest influence.
The album peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200
chart.
The Big Town Playboys
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
and the Big Town Playboys
Big Town Playboys
The Big Town Playboys are a six-piece acoustic British rhythm and blues revival group. Founded by Ricky Cool and Andy Silvester in 1984, they covered American music from the 1940s and 1950s, such as that of Amos Milburn and Little Walter....
, released on June 29, 1993. The recording is an album of Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent
Vincent Eugene Craddock , known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly...
songs. The album is considered to be a tribute to Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps is an album by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps. It was originally released in 1957, four months after its predecessor, Bluejean Bop. It was released on the Capitol label. It was re-released on CD in 2002. Cliff Gallup and rhythm guitarist, Willie Williams, had left The...
, and in particular to Vincent's early guitarist Cliff Gallup
Cliff Gallup
Clifton E. "Cliff" Gallup was an American electric guitarist, who played rock and roll in the band Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps in the 1950s.-Biography:...
, whom Beck recognized as his biggest influence.
The album peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart.
Track listing
- "Race with the Devil" – 2:00
- "Cruisin'" – 2:22
- "Crazy Legs" – 2:03
- "Double Talkin' Baby" – 2:15
- "Woman Love" – 2:35
- "Lotta Lovin'" – 2:04
- "Catman" – 2:24
- "Pink Thunderbird" – 2:30
- "Baby Blue" – 2:36
- "You Better Believe" – 2:09
- "Who Slapped John?" – 1:55
- "Say Mama" – 2:13
- "Red Blue Jeans and a Pony Tail" – 2:18
- "Five Feet of Lovin'" – 2:11
- "B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go" – 2:12
- "Blues Stay Away from Me" – 2:24
- "Pretty Pretty Baby" – 2:26
- "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" – 2:15
Personnel
- Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
- Guitars, vocals
The Big Town Playboys
- Mike SanchezMike SanchezJesus Miguel "Mike" Sanchez is a rhythm and blues singer, pianist and songwriter of Spanish-English heritage. Sanchez is known for his work with the Big Town Playboys and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and also for his solo career...
- Vocals, piano - Adrian UtleyAdrian UtleyAdrian Francis Utley is an English musician and a member of the band Portishead.-Biography:Utley is self-taught on guitar, bass and keyboards, and played professionally from the age of 18 in working men's clubs, night clubs, holiday camps, and in cabaret, backing soul artists...
- Rhythm guitar - Ian Jennings - Upright bass, backing vocals
- Leo GreenLeo GreenLeo Green is a British musician, broadcaster, producer, actor, musical arranger, concert promoter.-Early life:Green is the son of the late BBC Radio 2 broadcaster, writer and musician Benny Green and actress Toni Kanal, and is the brother of the writer and musician Dominic Green.-Career in the...
- Saxophone - Clive Deamer - Drums, backing vocals