Crawfish_(1958_song)
Crawfish (song)
1958 single by Kitty White and Elvis Presley
"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.
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.