Finally paydirt! I have been looking for a Pee Wee Crayton video, and here it is. It is short and sweet, but it is him. Pee Wee played for Mel Harper down on Center Street, at the Bilikin. When Pee Wee left for California, Mel called up Detroit Booking agents Rogers and Rogers looking for a new bluesman. Rogers and Rogers recommended a guitar player by the name of Jimmy Pryor, and they told Jimmy that it was a two week engagement. Jimmy left for Des Moines in 1960, and stayed and played in Des Moines for the next 46 years!
Here is the guy who left Des Moines, so Jimmy could come to Center Street. Pee Wee Crayton playing After Hours.
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