Leroy Carr
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Biography
[Edit]The term "urban blues" is usually applied to post-World War II blues band music, but one of the forefathers of the genre in its pre-electric format was pianist Leroy Carr. Teamed with the exemplary guitarist Scrapper Blackwell in Indianapolis, Carr became one of the top blues stars of his day, composing and recording almost 200 sides during his short lifetime, including such classics as "How Long, How Long," "Prison Bound Blues," "When the Sun Goes Down," and "Blues Before Sunrise." His blues were expressive and evocative, recorded only with piano and guitar, yet as author Sam Charters has noted, Carr was "a city man" whose singing was never as rough or intense as that of the country bluesmen, and as reissue producer Francis Smith put it, "He, perhaps more than any other single artist, was responsible for transforming the rural blues patterns of the '20s into the more city-oriented blues of the '30s."
Born in Nashville, Leroy Carr moved to Indianapolis as a child. While he was still in his teens, he taught himself how to play piano. Carr quit school in his mid-teens, heading out for a life on the road. For the next few years, he would play piano at various parties and dances in the Midwest and South. During this time, he held a number of odd jobs — he joined a circus, he was in the Army for a while, and he was briefly a bootlegger. In addition to his string of jobs, he was married for a short time.
Carr wandered back toward Indianapolis, where he met guitarist Scrapper Blackwell in 1928. The duo began performing and shortly afterward they were recording for Vocalion, releasing "How Long How Long Blues" before the year was finished. The song was an instant, surprise hit. For the next seven years, Carr and Blackwell would record a number of classic songs for Vocalion, including "Midnight Hour Blues," "Blues Before Sunrise," "Hurry Down Sunshine," "Shady Lane Blues," and many others.
Throughout the early '30s, Carr was one of the most popular bluesmen in America. While his professional career was successful, his personal life was spinning out of control, as he sunk deeper and deeper into alcoholism. His addiction eventually cut his life short — he died in April 1935. Carr left behind a enormous catalog of blues and his influence could be heard throughout successive generation of blues musicians, as evidenced by artists like T-Bone Walker, Otis Spann, and Champion Jack Dupree. ~ Jim O'Neal, Rovi
Title: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone CD2
Artist: Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell
Genre: Blues
Title: Whiskey Is My Habit, Good Women Is All I Crave - The Best of Leroy Carr
Artist: Leroy Carr
Genre: Blues
Title: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone CD3
Artist: Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell
Genre: Blues
Title: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone CD1
Artist: Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell
Genre: Blues
Title: Leroy Carr & Black Boy Shine (1934-1937)
Artist: Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell, Black Boy Shine
Genre: Blues
Title: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone CD4
Artist: Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues for Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: Christmas Time's a-Comin'
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: American Blues Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: The Piano Blues Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Love-Makin' Mama
Genre: Blues
Title: Piano Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues History
Genre: Blues
Title: Favorite Country Blues Guitar-Piano Duets (1929-1937)
Genre: Blues
Title: Piano Blues, Boogie Woogie and Rags 1927 - 1941
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots of Piano Blues, Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Collection of Piano Blues and Boogie
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Ultimate Blues Collection Vol 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Roots of Piano Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 16
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Gambling Blues
Title: Blues Power, Vol. 16
Genre: Blues
Title: Just Blues 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Sitting on Top of the World
Genre: Blues
Title: Feeling Bluesy, Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: Hoochie Coochie Men
Title: Down At the Crossroads
Title: Dealing With the Devil
Title: I'll Have a Blues Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: Heebie Jeebies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Story CD 20
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters CD21
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Chicago
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective, 1925 - 1950 (Disc 3)
Genre: Blues, Gospel, World Music, Country
Title: MOJO - Blues Breakers!
Title: Pure... Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: 15 Classic Tracks As Covered By Eric Clapton
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955) (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: ABC Of The Blues (CD7)
Genre: Blues
Title: Thirties Blues (The Blues Collection Vol. 80)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Road To Robert Johnson And Beyond (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Selection, Volume 3
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New York (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues From The Vocalion Vaults 2014 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Classic Bluesmen (Volume 1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Classic Bluesmen (Volume 2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Classic Bluesmen (Volume 3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Connection (Vol. 1: How Long Blues) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: 100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Roots 1920-1930
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues: A Musical Journey (Martin Scorsese) (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Melotone Blues Story (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
Genre: Blues, Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Blues Spirit
Genre: Blues
Title: Dirty Blues - The Ultimate Collection (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Legends Of The Blues Volume 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Play - Piano Blues
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Blues, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Play Blues Pioneers
Genre: Blues
Title: Wall Street Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Complete History Of The Blues 1920-1962 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: 100 Tubes Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Rough Guide To Barrelhouse Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Shine (Top Blues Favorites)
Featuring albums
Title: Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1
Artist: Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong Orchestra
Title: Christmas Bells (Holiday Classics Vol. 1)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Epic Americana: Pre-War Blues, Country & Folk
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: (All That Jazz, Vol. 129) Hobo On Dusty Roads (Remastered)
Artist: John Lee Hooker
Genre: Blues
