Arthur "Big Boy" Spires

The exploits of the bluesmen named Arthur who share the nickname "Big Boy" would lead one to believe that "big trouble" is what its all about. The better known Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup spent much of his life battling to get royalties for one of his songs that Elvis Presley recorded, while Arthur "Big Boy" Spires had to cut his own blues career short due to arthritis. After all, while most blues ...more