The Essential

~ Release by Leroy Carr (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Midnight Hour Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-16)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
recording of:
Midnight Hour Blues
composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2016)
Leroy Carr3:07
2Tired of Your Low Down Ways
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-12-19)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-12-19)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-12-19)
Leroy Carr3:14
3Memphis Town
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02) and Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
Leroy Carr2:50
4Straight Alky Blues, Part 1
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1929-03-19)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-03-19)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-03-19)
Leroy Carr3:23
5Straight Alky Blues, Part 2
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1929-03-19)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-03-19)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-03-19)
Leroy Carr3:23
6I’m Going Away and Leave My Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-12-20)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-12-20)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-12-20)
recording of:
I’m Going Away and Leave My Baby (on 1928-12-20)
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr3:09
7Kokomo Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell3:04
8Getting All Wet
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1929-08-12)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-08-12)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1929-08-12) and Leroy Carr (on 1929-08-12)
recording of:
Getting’ All Wet (on 1929-08-12)
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr43:28
9Alabama Woman Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
recording of:
Alabama Woman Blues
writer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Leroy Carr2:51
10How Long, How Long Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-19)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-06-19)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-06-19)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1928-06-19)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr3.53:02
11Quittin’ Papa
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-15)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-15)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-15)
Leroy Carr3:12
12The Dirty Dozen
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02) and Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
Leroy Carr2:53
13Papa’s on the Housetop
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
recording of:
Papa's on the Housetop
lyricist and composer:
Carr
Leroy Carr52:59
14Gone Mother Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-16)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
Leroy Carr3:03
15It’s Too Short
recording of:
It’s Too Short
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr2:57
16D Blues
solo guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell2:47
17Papa Wants a Cookie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-01-02) and Leroy Carr (on 1930-01-02)
recording of:
Papa Wants a Cookie (on 1930-01-02)
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr2:45
18Prison Bound Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-12-20)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-12-20)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-12-20)
recording of:
Prison Bound Blues (on 1928-12-20)
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell
composer:
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr3:04
▼ CD 2
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1Mean Mistreatin’ Mama
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1934-02-20)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-02-20)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-02-20)
recording of:
Mean Mistreater
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr3:07
2Sloppy Drunk Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
Leroy Carr2:58
3Long Road Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
Leroy Carr3:14
4Four Day Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
recording of:
Four Day Rider (on 1930-09-09)
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr3:04
5A Blues
solo guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell3:06
6I Keep the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-15)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-15)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-15)
recording of:
I Keep the Blues (on 1932-03-15)
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr2:57
7Blues Before Sunrise
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr3:34
8Blue Night Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1934-08-14)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-08-14)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-08-14)
Leroy Carr2:58
9I Believe I’ll Make a Change
Leroy Carr2:59
10Bo Bo Stomp
Leroy Carr2:55
11Church House Blues
Leroy Carr2:49
12Just a Rag
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr3:12
13Ain’t It a Shame
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr3:13
14Big Four Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr3:08
15How Long Has the Evening Train Been Gone?
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-15)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-15)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-15)
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1932-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr2:54
16Bad Luck All the Time
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr2:49
17Six Cold Feet in the Ground
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
Six Cold Feet in the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Leroy Carr3:04
18My Old Pal Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-07-07)
piano:
Dorothy Rice (on 1935-07-07)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-07-07)
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell3:04