Leroy Carr
About Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr (Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 27, 1905 - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced artists like Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", with the guitarist Scrapper Blackwell on Vocalion Records in 1928 (as Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell), for which Carr wrote the music.
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How Long, How Long Blues
Papa's on the House Top
When the Sun Goes Down
How Long How Long Blues
Blues Before Sunrise
Midnight Hour Blues
Stormy Night Blues
Prison Bound Blues
Christmas in Jail (Ain't That a Pain)
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Papa Wants a Cookie
Bread Baker
Let's Disagree
Mean Mistreater Mama
How Long - How Long Blues
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Naptown Blues
Mean Old Train Blues
Carried Water for the Elephant
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Good Woman Blues
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Four Day Rider
Six Cold Feet in the Ground
Rocks in My Bed
Longing for My Sugar
Christmas in Jail - Ain't That a Pain?
I Keep the Blues
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Barrelhouse Woman
Shady Lane Blues
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Christmas In Jail
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