Crawfish (song)
1958 single by Kitty White and Elvis Presley / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Crawfish" is a song written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music) and recorded as a duet by the jazz singer Kitty White and Elvis Presley.
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"Crawfish" | |
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Single by Kitty White and Elvis Presley | |
from the album King Creole | |
Released | 1958 (1958) |
Recorded | January 15, 1958 Radio Recorders, West Hollywood, California |
Genre | Jazz, blues |
Songwriter(s) | Fred Wise, Ben Weisman |
Producer(s) | Walter Scharf |
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It was the opening song for Presley's 1958 film King Creole.[1][2][3]
British musician and Clash frontman Joe Strummer described "Crawfish" on his radio-show as one of his favourite Elvis Presley songs. The song and his recommendation were included on the soundtrack to the 2007 documentary Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten.