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Leroy Carr

Real Name:
Leroy Carr
Profile:
b. March 27, 1905
d. April 29, 1935
Blues singer, songwriter and pianist, best known for his first release on Vocalion in 1928, "How Long, How Long Blues."
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Discography

Releases:
Hurry Down Sunshine • The Essential Recordings Of Leroy Carr (CD, Comp)   Indigo Recordings 1995
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 66 (CD, Comp, RM)   Editions Atlas 1996
Blues Before Sunrise (LP)   Columbia  
Appears On:
Coming Attractions - Live! (LP) In The Evening Capitol Records 1962
Live! (LP) In The Evening When Th... Capitol Records, Capitol Records 1966
Symposium In Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) Rocks In My Bed, How L... RCA Victor 1966
Big Bill's Blues (Comp) (2 versions) Night Time Is The Righ... CBS ... 1969
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono, Comp) Midnight Hour Blues Columbia 1969
Hot Tuna (Album) (9 versions) How Long Blues RCA Victor ... 1970
Brother Lowdown (2xLP, Comp, Gat) How Long Blues Fantasy 1972
The Great Blues Men (2xLP) How Long, How Long Blues Vanguard 1972
Mississippi Blues (LP, Album)   Blue Goose Records 1973
Confessin' The Blues (Album) (3 versions) In The Evenin' Atlantic 1976
Shadowland (LP, Album) In The Evening (When T... Sire Records Company, Sire Records Company 1988
Skip James Today! (CD, Album) How Long Vanguard 1988
Live In London 1990 (3x10", Ltd, Box) Frisco Blast First 1990
The 1955 London Sessions (CD, Comp, RE) In The Evening/Going D... Sequel Records 1990
An Evening With Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 1 (CD)   Storyville 1991
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950) (4xCD, Comp) Good Woman Blues Columbia, Legacy 1992
The Complete Decca Recordings (3xCD, Comp) How Long Blues, When T... GRP 1992
Count Basie Swings--Joe Williams Sings (CD, Album) In The Evening (When T... Verve Records 1993
Psycho-Sonic (CD, Album, RE) Night Time Is The Righ... Big Beat Records 1993
From The Cradle (Album) (4 versions) Blues Before Sunrise, ... Reprise Records ... 1994
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 3 (CD, Comp, RM) How Long Blues, Blues ... Editions Atlas 1995
Chicago 1937 - 1945 (2xCD, Comp) Sloppy Drunk Blues Frémeaux & Associés 1996
Blues & Polar (CD, Album, Jew) How Long Blue Note 1999
Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black Music In America (6xCD, Comp, RM + Box) In The Evening When Th... Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Blues Masters: The Very Best Of T-Bone Walker (CD) How Long Blues Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
Paris Blues (CD, RM, Dig) How Long Blues Universal Music (France) 2000
MP3 Collection - The Vee-Jay Years (1953-1965) (CD-ROM, MP3)   RMG Records 2002
Slide Guitar Swing 1927 - 1938 (2xCD, Comp) I Believe I'll Make A ... Frémeaux & Associés 2002
Bourgeois Blues 1933 - 1946 (2xCD, Comp) How Long Frémeaux & Associés 2003
The Guitar Player (CD, Comp) How Long, How Long Blues Castle Music 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) How Long Has That Even... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
The Chronological Big Bill Broonzy : 1951-1952 (CD) In The Evenin', How Lo... Classics Records 2004
The Jazz Biography (CD, Comp) Blues Before Sunrise United Audio Entertainment 2004
Blowing With A Feeling (CD, Comp, RM) Sloppy Drunk Saga 2005
Boogie Woogie : The Warner Bros Recordings (2xCD, RM, Comp, Ltd) Midnight Hour Blues Rhino Handmade 2005
It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best (CD, Album + DVD-V, PAL) In The Evening (It's S... Megaphone Music 2006
The Roots Of Bob Dylan (CD, Comp) When The Sun Goes Down... Mojo Magazine 2006
Treasures From The Blues (5xCD, Comp, RM) In The Evenin' When Th... Weton-Wesgram 2008
Make Lists Do Something (CD, Album)   Switchflicker 2009
Anthologie Du Blues Vol. 4 (LP) Blues Before Sunrise Disques Vogue, Disques Vogue, Disques Vogue  
Blues In History IV (2xCD, Comp) How Long, How Long Blues History  
Feelin' Low Down (LP) In The Evening GNP Crescendo  
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) When The Sun Goes Down... Documents  
Ol' Man River (7", EP) In The Evening (When T... ABC Paramount  
The Honeydripper (LP, Album) How Long Blues Metronome, Metronome  
The Virtuoso Guitar Of Scrapper Blackwell (LP)   Yazoo  
Wilbur De Paris Plays & Jimmy Witherspoon Sings New Orleans Blues (LP) When The Sun Goes Down Atlantic  
Tracks Appear On:
The Country Blues (LP + Box) Alabama Woman Blues RBF Records 1959
Symposium In Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) Rocks In My Bed RCA Victor 1966
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono, Comp) Midnight Hour Blues Columbia 1969
Blues Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Big Four Blues Object Enterprises 1991
Blues Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Midnight Hour Blues Object Enterprises 1991
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950) (4xCD, Comp) Good Woman Blues Columbia, Legacy 1992
Blues Legends 0074 (CD, Comp) Mean Mistreater Mama, ... MasterTone 1997
Le Blues 1925 / 1952 (3xCD, Comp, Dig) Midnight Hour Blues Body & Soul 2002
Good Mornin', Blues - The Legendary Bluesmen (CD, Comp) When The Sun Goes Down Sanctuary Records 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) How Long Has That Even... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Where Will You Be Christmas Day? (CD, Comp) Christmas In Jail - Ai... Dust-to-Digital 2004
Beginner's Guide To The Blues (3xCD + Box) Blues Before Sunrise Nascente 2005
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) When The Sun Goes Down Documents  
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