Billy Crash Craddock
Billy Crash Craddock
Top Songs
| 1 | Easy As Pie | ||
| 2 | Rub It In | ||
| 3 | I Cheated On A Good Woman's Love | ||
| 4 | Broken Down In Tiny Pieces | ||
| 5 | Ruby Baby |
Albums
Jun 2021 • 1 song
Mar 2018 • 25 songs
Jan 1996 • 19 songs
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Biography
After an aborted career as a '50s teen idol, Billy "Crash" Craddock returned to his first love, country music, and earned the nickname "Mr. Country Rock" with a string of popular hits during the '70s. Born in Greensboro, NC, in 1939, Craddock earned his nickname as a running back on his high-school football team, and grew up a huge fan of the Grand Ole Opry. He signed with Columbia in the late '50s, but instead of marketing him as a country singer, the label tried to make him a teen idol, and had him record a mix of Elvis-style rockabilly tunes and pop ballads. Craddock did ma...