È stato direttore musicale per Ray Charles prima di intraprendere la carriera solista, durante la quale ha realizzato numerosi albums per Atlantic Records, CTI e Milestone.
Biografia Crawford è nato a Memphis, nel Tennessee. Inizia lo studio del pianoforte all'età di nove anni ed entra presto nell'organico del coro della sua chiesa.
Discografia Solista 1961 - More Soul (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1356) 1961 - The Soul Clinic (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1372) 1962 - From the Heart (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1387) 1963 - Soul of the Ballad (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1405) 1964 - True Blue (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1423) 1965 - Dig These Blues (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1436) 1966 - After Hours (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1455) 1967 - Mr. Blues (Atlantic Records, LP/SD 1470) 1968 - Double Cross (Atlantic Records, SD 1503) 1969 - Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (Atlantic Records, SD 1523) 1970 - The Best of Hank Crawford (Atlantic Records, SD 1557) Raccolta 1971 - It's a Funky Thing to Do (Cotillion Records, SD 18003) 1972 - Help Me Make It Through the Night (Kudu Records, KU 06) 1972 - We Got a Good Thing Going (Kudu Records, KU 08) 1973 - The Art of Hank Crawford: The Atlantic Years (Atlantic Records, SD 2-315) Raccolta, 2 LP 1973 - Wildflower (Kudu Records, KU 15) 1974 - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (Kudu Records, KU 19) 1975 - I Hear a Symphony (Kudu Records, KU 26) 1976 - Hank Crawford's Back (Kudu Records, KU 33) 1977 - Tico Rico (Kudu Records, KU 35) 1978 - Cajun Sunrise (Kudu Records, KU 39) 1980 - Centerpiece (Buddah Records, BDS 5730) a nome Hank Crawford e Calvin Newborne 1983 - Midnight Ramble (Milestone Records, M-9112) 1983 - Indigo Blue (Milestone Records, M-9119) 1984 - Down on the Deuce (Milestone Records, M-9129) 1985 - Roadhouse Symphony (Milestone Records, M-9140) 1986 - Soul Survivors (Milestone Records, M-9142) a nome Hank Crawford e Jimmy McGriff 1986 - Mr. Chips (Milestone Records, M-9149) 1987 - Steppin' Up (Milestone Records, M-9153) a nome Hank Crawford e Jimmy McGriff 1989 - Night Beat (Milestone Records, M-9168) 1990 - On the Blue Side (Milestone Records, MCD-9177) a nome Hank Crawford e Jimmy McGriff 1990 - Groove Master (Milestone Records, MCD-9182-2) 1990 - Bossa International (Milestone Records, MCD-9180-2) a nome Richie Cole e Hank Crawford 1991 - Portrait (Milestone Records, MCD-9192-2) 1993 - South-Central (Milestone Records, MCD-9201-2) 1994 - Right Turn on Blue (Telarc Records, CD-83366) a nome The Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford Quartet 1996 - Blues Groove (Telarc Records, CD-83381) a nome Jimmy McGriff e Hank Crawford Quartet 1996 - Tight (Milestone Records, MCD-9259-2) 1997 - Road Tested (Milestone Records, MCD-9274-2) a nome Jimmy McGriff e Hank Crawford 1998 - After Dark (Milestone Records, MCD-9279-2) 1998 - Crunch Time (Milestone Records, MCD-9287-2) a nome Hank Crawford e Jimmy McGriff 2000 - The World of Hank Crawford (Milestone Records, MCD-9304-2) 2001 - The Best of Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff (Milestone Records, MCD-9318-2) a nome Hank Crawford e Jimmy McGriff
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