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Biography
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Cripple Clarence Lofton
Effective period / Period of releases: 1935 - 1970
American boogie-woogie pianist and singer, born 28 March 1887, Kingsport, Tennessee, died 9 January 1957 Chicago, Illinois.Extraordinary blues man in Chicago, where he came in early 1900. Started recording in the late 1920s. Influenced Meade Lux Lewis and John Mayall with his highly unacademic style.