Billy Craddock

Billy "Crash" Craddock
Billy "Crash" Craddock
	Craddock in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Billy Wayne Craddock
Also known as	Bill Craddock; Crash Craddock; Billy Craddock; Billy Crash; Mr. Country Rock; The King Of Country Rock Music
Born	June 16, 1939 (age 85); Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Country ; Rockabilly
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1957–present
Labels	Sky Castle (1957); Colonial (1957); Date (1958); Columbia (1958–1961); Mercury (1961–1962); King (1964–1965); Chart (1966–1968); Cartwheel (1971–1972); ABC (1973–1978); Capitol (1978–1983) ; Cee Cee (1983, 2006); MCA (1986); Atlantic (1989)
Website	www.bccofficial.com

Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939)^[1] is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one 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 ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby".^[2] 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.

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
^ "Billy Crash Craddock". Gatalent.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

[LarkinCountry-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.

[2] "Billy Crash Craddock". Gatalent.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

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