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A Career Anthology - Vocalion & Bluebird Recordings 1928-35
A Career Anthology - Vocalion & Bluebird Recordings 1928-35

Leroy Carr
Styles: Blues
Catalogue Number: ACSCD6012
Leroy Carr was one of the most important of all the early blues singers and songwriters. Music historian Elijah Wald called him "the most influential male blues singer and songwriter of the first half of the 20th century”. He was a pianist and singer, developing a distinctive and sophisticated laid-back style with a hip urban feel that was different from most of his country blues contemporaries. Working for much of his career with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell, he produced a substantial body of work in a few short years – his impact and influence is made all the more extraordinary by the fact that he succumbed to the effects of alcohol addiction in 1935 at the age of 31. This 130-track 6-CD collection comprises just about all his releases on the Vocalion and Bluebird labels, plus some titles that were not released at the time, and featuring many performances with Scrapper Blackwell, plus some with Josh White. It includes famous compositions like “How Long, How Long Blues”, “Blues Before Sunrise”, “Papa’s On The House Top”, “When The Sun Goes Down”, “Midnight Hour Blues”, “Shady Lane Blues”, “Hurry Down Sunshine” and more. It’s a substantial and comprehensive showcase for the work and talents of one of the genre’s true greats.
Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 My Own Lonesome Blues Leroy Carr
2 How Long, How Long Blues Leroy Carr
3 Broken Spoke Blues Leroy Carr
4 Tennessee Blues Leroy Carr
5 Mean Old Train Blues Leroy Carr
6 Low Down Dirty Blues Leroy Carr
7 Truthful Blues Leroy Carr
8 You Got To Reap What You Sow Leroy Carr
9 How Long, How Long Blues No. 2 Leroy Carr
10 Prison Bound Blues Leroy Carr
11 Think Of Me Thinkin Of You Leroy Carr
12 How About Me Leroy Carr
13 Baby, Don't You Love Me No More Leroy Carr
14 Tired Of Your Low Down Ways Leroy Carr
15 How Long, How Long Blues No. 3 Leroy Carr
16 You Don't Mean Me No Good Leroy Carr
17 Straight Alky Blues Leroy Carr
18 Straight Alky Blues Pt.2 Leroy Carr
19 Truth About That Thing Leroy Carr
20 Naptown Blues Leroy Carr
21 That's All Right For You Leroy Carr
22 Wrong Man Blues Leroy Carr
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Gambler's Blues Leroy Carr
2 There Ain't Nobody Got It Like She's Got It Leroy Carr
3 Just Worryin' Blues Leroy Carr
4 Gettin' All Wet Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
5 Christmas In Jail Leroy Carr
6 Prison Cell Blues Leroy Carr
7 Love Hides All Faults Leroy Carr
8 New How Long, How Long Blues Leroy Carr
9 Workhouse Blues Leroy Carr
10 Dirty Dozen Leroy Carr
11 I'm Going Back To Tennessee Leroy Carr
12 Don't You Get Tired Of Riding That Same Train Leroy Carr
13 Rainy Day Blues Leroy Carr
14 I Won't Miss You When You're Gone Leroy Carr
15 Goodbye Blues Leroy Carr
16 That's Tellin' 'Em Leroy Carr
17 Lifeboat Blues Leroy Carr
18 Blue With The Blues Leroy Carr
19 I Know That I'll Be Blue Leroy Carr
20 Baby, You Done Put That Thing On Me Leroy Carr
21 Memphis Town Leroy Carr
Disk 3:
Track Title Artist
1 Don't Say Goodbye Leroy Carr
2 Sloppy Drunk Blues Leroy Carr
3 Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink Leroy Carr
4 Four Day Rider Leroy Carr
5 Alabama Woman Blues Leroy Carr
6 I Ain't Got No Gal Leroy Carr
7 Papa Wants A Cookie Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
8 Long Road Blues Leroy Carr
9 Jail Cell Blues Leroy Carr
10 New How Long, How Long Blues Pt.2 Leroy Carr
11 Big House Blues Leroy Carr
12 Papa's On The House Top Leroy Carr
13 Carried Water For The Elephant Leroy Carr
14 Low Down Dog Blues Leroy Carr
15 Nineteen Thirty One Blues Leroy Carr
16 Let's Disagree Leroy Carr
17 Let's Make Up And Be Friends Again Leroy Carr
18 Papa's Got Your Water On Leroy Carr
19 Love Crying Blues Leroy Carr
20 Papa Wants To Knock A Jug Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
21 What More Can I Do Leroy Carr
22 Depression Blues Leroy Carr
Disk 4:
Track Title Artist
1 Moonlight Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
2 Gone Mother Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
3 Midnight Hour Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
4 I Keep The Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
5 Lonesome Nights Leroy Carr
6 Quittin' Papa Leroy Carr
7 How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
8 Mean Mistreater Mama Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
9 Blues Before Sunrise Leroy Carr
10 You Can't Run My Business No More Leroy Carr
11 Blues She Gave To Me Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
12 Hurry Down Sundown Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
13 Corn Likker Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
14 Hold Them Puppies Leroy Carr
15 Court Room Blues Leroy Carr
16 Mean Mistreater Mama #2 Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
17 Shady Lane Blues Leroy Carr
18 Sometimes I Feel Lika A Motherless Child Leroy Carr
19 Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard Leroy Carr
20 Barrel House Woman Leroy Carr
21 Barrel House Woman No.2 Leroy Carr
Disk 5:
Track Title Artist
1 I Believe I'll Make A Change Leroy Carr
2 It's Too Short Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
3 I Long For My Sugar Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
4 Baby Come Back To Me Leroy Carr
5 Cruel Woman Blues Leroy Carr
6 Stormy Night Blues Leroy Carr
7 My Woman's Gone Wrong Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
8 I Ain't Got No Money Now Leroy Carr
9 Don't Start No Stuff Leroy Carr
10 Bo Bo Stomp Leroy Carr
11 Take A Walk Around The Corner Leroy Carr
12 Georgia Street Blues Leroy Carr
13 Hustler's Blues Leroy Carr
14 Tight Time Blues Leroy Carr
15 Black Wagon Blues Leroy Carr
16 Shining Pistol Blues Leroy Carr
17 Muddy Water Leroy Carr
18 Southbound Blues Leroy Carr
19 My Good For Nothin' Gal Leroy Carr
20 Eleven Twenty Nine Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
21 Florida Bound Blues Leroy Carr
22 Blue Night Blues Leroy Carr
23 Good Woman Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
Disk 6:
Track Title Artist
1 Bread Baker Blues Leroy Carr
2 Big Four Blues Leroy Carr
3 You Got Me Grieving Leroy Carr
4 Hard Hearted Papa Leroy Carr
5 You Left Me Cryin' Leroy Carr
6 Broken Hearted Man Leroy Carr
7 Evil Hearted Woman Leroy Carr
8 Lonesome Man Blues Leroy Carr
9 The Stuff Is Here (And It's Mellow) Leroy Carr
10 Arlena Leroy Carr
11 Suicide Blues Leroy Carr
12 Bozetta Blues Leroy Carr
13 Church House Blues Leroy Carr
14 When The Sun Goes Down Leroy Carr
15 Ain't It A Shame Leroy Carr
16 Rocks In My Bed Leroy Carr
17 Big Four Blues Leroy Carr
18 Bad Luck All The Time Leroy Carr
19 Just A Rag Leroy Carr
20 Six Cold Feet In The Ground Leroy Carr
21 Going Back Home Leroy Carr
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