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Carried Water For The Elephant by Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
Artist Biography For Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
Blues Duo Of Pianist And Singer Leroy Carr And Guitarist And Singer Scrapper Blackwell.
Carr Convinced Blackwell To Record With Him For The Vocalion Label In 1928 The Result Was "How Long How Long Blues" The Biggest Blues Hit Of That Year. Blackwell And Carr Toured Throughout The American Midwest And South Between 1928 And 1935 As Stars Of The Blues Scene Recording Over 100 Sides. Well Received Numbers Were "Prison Bound Blues" 1928 Reportedly Based On Carr's Own Stretch Of Time For Bootlegging "Mean Mistreater Mama" 1934 And "Blues Before Sunrise" 1934 . The Duo Moved To St. Louis Missouri In The Early 1930s But Were Back In Indianopolis When Carr Died. Leroy Carr March 27 1905 – April 29 1935 Was An American Blues Singer Songwriter And Pianist Who Developed A Laid-Back Crooning Technique And Whose Popularity And Style Influenced Such Artists As Nat King Cole And Ray Charles. He First Became Famous For "How Long How Long Blues" On Vocalion Records In 1928.
Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell February 21 1903 – October 7 1962 Was An American Blues Guitarist Songwriter And Singer He Was An Acoustic Single-Note Picker In The Chicago Blues And Piedmont Blues Style With Some Critics Noting That He Veered Towards Jazz.
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Biography - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
Blues Duo Of Pianist And Singer Leroy Carr And Guitarist And Singer Scrapper Blackwell.
Carr Convinced Blackwell To Record With Him For The Vocalion Label In 1928 The Result Was "How Long How Long Blues" The Biggest Blues Hit Of That Year. Blackwell And Carr Toured Throughout The American Midwest And South Between 1928 And 1935 As Stars Of The Blues Scene Recording Over 100 Sides. Well Received Numbers Were "Prison Bound Blues" 1928 Reportedly Based On Carr's Own Stretch Of Time For Bootlegging "Mean Mistreater Mama" 1934 And "Blues Before Sunrise" 1934 . The Duo Moved To St. Louis Missouri In The Early 1930s But Were Back In Indianopolis When Carr Died. Leroy Carr March 27 1905 – April 29 1935 Was An American Blues Singer Songwriter And Pianist Who Developed A Laid-Back Crooning Technique And Whose Popularity And Style Influenced Such Artists As Nat King Cole And Ray Charles. He First Became Famous For "How Long How Long Blues" On Vocalion Records In 1928.
Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell February 21 1903 – October 7 1962 Was An American Blues Guitarist Songwriter And Singer He Was An Acoustic Single-Note Picker In The Chicago Blues And Piedmont Blues Style With Some Critics Noting That He Veered Towards Jazz. read less
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Carr Convinced Blackwell To Record With Him For The Vocalion Label In 1928 The Result Was "How Long How Long Blues" The Biggest Blues Hit Of That Year. Blackwell And Carr Toured Throughout The American Midwest And South Between 1928 And 1935 As Stars Of The Blues Scene Recording Over 100 Sides. Well Received Numbers Were "Prison Bound Blues" 1928 Reportedly Based On Carr's Own Stretch Of Time For Bootlegging "Mean Mistreater Mama" 1934 And "Blues Before Sunrise" 1934 . The Duo Moved To St. Louis Missouri In The Early 1930s But Were Back In Indianopolis When Carr Died. Leroy Carr March 27 1905 – April 29 1935 Was An American Blues Singer Songwriter And Pianist Who Developed A Laid-Back Crooning Technique And Whose Popularity And Style Influenced Such Artists As Nat King Cole And Ray Charles. He First Became Famous For "How Long How Long Blues" On Vocalion Records In 1928.
Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell February 21 1903 – October 7 1962 Was An American Blues Guitarist Songwriter And Singer He Was An Acoustic Single-Note Picker In The Chicago Blues And Piedmont Blues Style With Some Critics Noting That He Veered Towards Jazz. read less
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