Billy "Crash" Craddock

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by Steve Huey

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 manage to land three hit singles in Australia, but none in his home country, and aside from a lone album for King in 1964 (Im Tore Up), he was largely missing-in-action afterwards. That all changed in 1971, when Craddock signed with Cartwheel Records — this time as a country artist. His first five singles — a remake of Knock Three Times, Dream Lover, You Better Move On, Aint Nothin Shakin (But the Leaves on The Trees), and Im Gonna Knock on Your Door — all made the country Top Ten over 1971-1972. He subsequently moved to ABC and scored his first chart-topper with 1974s Rub It In, which also crossed over to the pop Top 20. More hits followed, including a second number one in 1975 with a remake of the Drifters Ruby Baby, and a third in 1977s Broken Down in Tiny Pieces. All told, Craddock landed in the country Top Ten a total of 18 times from 1971-1979, with his final entry being If I Could Write a Song as Beautiful as You. He recorded for Capitol during the late 70s and early 80s, by which time his commercial momentum had finally slowed.

Billy "Crash" Craddock

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