Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr
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Artist Information
Genres: Acoustic Blues, Piano Blues, Urban Blues, Early American Blues, Prewar Blues
Active: 30's
Born: March 27, 1905 in Nashville, TN
Influences
Roosevelt Sykes
Similar Artists
Scrapper Blackwell, Eddie Boyd, Walter Davis, Cecil Gant, Big Maceo Merriweather, Nellie Lutcher
Followers
Scrapper Blackwell, Eddie Boyd, Bumble Bee Slim, Walter Davis, Champion Jack Dupree, John Lee Hooker, Peetie Wheatstraw, Jimmy Rushing, T-Bone Walker, Zuzu Bollin, Pinetop Perkins, Ann Rabson, Jimmy Witherspoon, C.W. Stoneking, Bill Gaither
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Biography
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.
Discography
Release: June 10, 2008
Label: Wolf
Release: April 14, 2008
Label: JSP
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