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Leroy Carr
b. March 27, 1905 in Nashville, Tennessee
d. April 29, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana
discography
S C R A P P E R   B L A C K W E L L   a n d   L E R O Y   C A R R; source: Harrison: Die Welt des Blues, p. 64
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
source: Harrison: Die Welt des Blues, p. 64
This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
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Leroy Carr 78 rpm / EPs / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11928Leroy Carr

- How Long - How Long Blues (IND-623-A) #
- My Own Lonesome Blues (IND-622-A)

rec. June 19, 1928 in Indianapolis, Ind.; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g




Vocalion 1191

# = Banner 32557
# = Oriole 8166
# = Romeo 5166

21928Leroy Carr

- Broken Spoke Blues (C-2219- ) #
- Tennessee Blues (C-2220- ) *

# rec. August 13, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 14, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g




Vocalion 1200
31928Leroy Carr

- Mean Old Train Blues (C-2222- )
- Low Down Dirty Blues (C-2224- )

rec. August 14, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g




Vocalion 1214
41928Leroy Carr

- Truthful Blues (C-2221- )
- You Got To Reap What You Sow (C-2223- )

rec. August 14, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g




Vocalion 1232

= Supertone S2223
(some as by "Blues
Johnson")

51928Leroy Carr

- How Long How Long Blues - Part 2 (C-2688-A) #
- Prison Bound Blues (C-2694-B) *

# rec. December 19, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. December 20, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g




Vocalion 1241

# = Banner 32557
# = Oriole 8166
# = Perfect 0215
# = Romeo 5166

61928Leroy Carr

- Baby Don't You Love Me No More (C-2690-A)
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways (C-2691-B)

rec. December 19, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g


Vocalion 1261

= Supertone S2255
(some as by "Blues
Johnson")

71928Leroy Carr

- How Long How Long Blues - Part 3 (C-2689-A) #
- You Don't Mean Me No Good (C-2695- ) *

# rec. December 19, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. December 20, 1928 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g


Vocalion 1279
81929Leroy Carr

- How About Me? (C-2964-B)
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You (C-2969- )

rec. February 15, 1929 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g


Vocalion 1259


10 inch 78 rpm section will be completed as soon as possible !!!

v1935Leroy Carr

- When The Sun Goes Down (85496-1) #
- Ain't It A Shame (85514-1)

rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; # Scrapper Blackwell, g




Bluebird B5877

= Montgomery Ward M4826

w1935Leroy Carr

- Rocks In My Bed (85495-1)
- Big Four Blues (85498-1)

rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g


Bluebird B5915

= Montgomery Ward M4827

x1935Leroy Carr

- Bad Luck All The Time (85497-1) #
- Just A Rag (85513-1)

rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; # Scrapper Blackwell, g


Bluebird B5946

= Montgomery Ward M4828

y1935Leroy Carr

- Going Back Home (85515-1)
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground (85516-1)

rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p


Bluebird B5963

= Montgomery Ward M4829
= His Master's Voice (Fr)
SG323

z1949Leroy Carr / The Hokum Band

Leroy Carr
- Alki Blues [Straight Alky Blues - Part 1 (C-2966- )] #
The Hokum Band
- Easy Rider Blues

# rec. February 15, 1929 in Chicago; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g

Vocalion unissued




AFCDJ A.0.29 (Fr)

= Jazz Collector L58


EP / LP / CD compilations
11958Leroy Carr
Treasures of North American Negro Music Vol. 1

- Gone Mother Blues
- Midnight Hour Blues

- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Blues Before Sunrise


 
 

45 rpm EP

notes by
Henderik R. Rookmaaker

click to enlarge !

Fontana TFE 17051 (UK)
= Fontana 462.021

21959The Country Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon’s Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder’s Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin’ Stealin’
Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond

Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin’ To Die
Tommy McClennan
- I’m A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin’ Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong
edited by Sam Charters







RBF RF 1
31960The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

The 1. ed. of this record, RF-202, featured only extracts of most of the recordings on 202X

RF-202 tracks:
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It
Hambone Willie Newburn
- Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson
- From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis
- You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
L'il Son Jackson
- Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Blind Boy Fuller
- Thousand Woman [sic!] Blues
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett
- Down The Highway
Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson
- Take Your Burden To The Lord
Tommy McClennan
- New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Penitentiary Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day
Charlie Burse
- Take Your Fingers Off It
Charlie Lincoln
- My Wife Drove Me From My Door
Peg Leg Howell
- Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Come Go Home With Me
- Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson
- Standing At The Crossroads
Lightnin' Hopkins
- One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis
- John Henry
Blind Willie Johnson
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis
- Warm Up
Bukka White
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
John Hurt
- Frankie
Blind Willie McTell
- Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Airy Man Blues
Skip James
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues

Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro
- Mohuna Blues
Sonny Terry and Oh Red
- Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes
- Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins
- Solo
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy
- Mama Don't Love It
Moochie Reeves
- Key To The Highway

compiled and annotated
by Samuel B. Charters



RBF RF 202

2 LP set
RBF 202X (1964)


= XTRA 1035

= Fontana 982.099

41962Leroy Carr:
Blues Before Sunrise

accompanied by Scrapper Blackwell and Josh White

track sequence on Columbia CL 1799, BPG 62206:

- Barrelhouse Woman
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- Southbound Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Big Four Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise

- It's Too Short
- My Woman's Gone Wrong
- Hustler's Blues
- Bobo Stomp
- Shining Pistol
- Shady Lane Blues
- Corn Likker Blues
- Hurry Down Sunshine

track sequence on CBS C 30496, SOP J-95:

- Midnight Hour Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama #
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Corn Likker Blues
- Shady Lane Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- My Woman's Gone Wrong

- Southbound Blues
- Barrelhouse Woman
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Bobo Stomp
- Big Four Blues
- Hustler's Blues
- Shining Pistol
- It's Too Short

# different take from the one on CL 1799


CBS CS 8511

notes by Duncan P. Schiedt



= Columbia CL 1799 (US 1962)

= CBS BPG 62206 (UK 1964)

notes by Duncan P. Schiedt

= CBS C 30496 (1971)




= CBS / Sony SOP J-95
(Jp 1975)

notes by Nat Hentoff

= CBS Portrait RK 44122
(1989)

51963Leroy Carr
Treasury of Jazz Series No. 32

- Rocks In My Bed (85495-1)
- Big Four Blues (85498-1)

- Going Back Home (85515-1)
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground (85516-1)
45 rpm EP




= RCA 86.333 (F)

61965Leroy Carr
RCA Victor Race Series Vol. 2

- Rocks In My Bed (85495-1)
- Big Four Blues (85498-1)

- Ain't It A Shame (85514-1)
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground (85516-1)
45 rpm EP

notes by Michael Vernon



RCA RCX 7168 (UK)

71966Symposium In Blues

Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed
Washboard Sam
- I've Been Treated Wrong
Lonnie Johnson
- Lonesome Road
Walter Davis
- What Have I Done Wrong?
Leadbelly
- I'm On My Last Go-Round
Wingy Manone
- How Long, How Long Blues

Duke Ellington
- Black, Brown And Beige
Louis Armstrong
- Blues For Yesterday
Mildred Bailey
- That Ain´t Right
Artie Shaw & Hot Lips Page
- Blues In My Heart
Ethel Waters
- Blues In My Heart
Joe Williams
- Rocks In My Bed
notes by Leonard Feather

RCA Victor PRM 235
7a1969Favorite Country Blues Piano-Guitar Duets 1929-1937

Willie Harris
- West Side Blues
Charlie Spand
- Good Gal
- Back To The Woods Blues

Leroy Carr
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
Roosevelt Sykes "& Clifford Gibson" #
- Tired Of Being Mistreated
Springback James
- Poor Coal Passer
Leola Manning
- The Blues Is All Wrong

Joe Evans
- Down In Black Bottom
- Shook Woman Blues
Blind Blake
- Poker Woman Blues
Walter Davis
- Sloppy Drunk Again
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Monkey Man Blues
Bumble Bee Slim
- New Orleans Stop Time
Buddy Woods
- Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away

# guitar accompaniment is by Oscar Carter (prob. pseudonym used by Henry Townsend)

notes by Stephen Calt,
Jerome Epstein, Nick
Perls, Michael Stewart
drawing by Rory Block



Yazoo L-1015

Yazoo discography

81970The Virtuoso Guitar of Scrapper Blackwell

Scrapper Blackwell
- Penal Farm Blues
- Trouble Blues Part 1
- Trouble Blues Part 2
- Blue Day Blues

Leroy Carr
- Good Woman Blues
Black Bottom McPhail
- My Dream Blues
Scrapper Blackwell
- Hard Time Blues

Black Bottom McPhail
- Down In Black Bottom
- Whiskey Man Blues
Scrapper Blackwell
- Kokomo Blues
- Down South Blues
- Back Door Blues
Tommie Bradley
- Pack Up Her Trunk Blues

Leroy Carr
- Barrelhouse Woman No. 2
notes by Stephen Calt
Jerry Epstein, Nick Perls
& Michael Stewart



Yazoo L 1019


= Yazoo CD 1019 YAZ (1991?)

Yazoo discography

91971Leroy Carr
Masters of the Blues Vol. 12
- How Long How Long Blues No 2 (c2688) (1928)
- How Long How Long Blues No 2 (c2689) (1928)
- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby (c2692) (1928)
- You Don't Mean Me No Good (c2695) (1928)
- My Good For Nothing Gal (16441) (1934)
- Baby Come Back To Me (15605) (1934)
- Barrelhouse Woman No 2 (15633) (1934)
- Cruel Woman Blues (15635) (1934)

- Muddy Water (15636) (1934)
- Straight Alki Blues (Part 1) (c1344) (1929)
- Straight Alki Blues (Part 1) (c1345) (1929)
- Black Gal (15646) (1934)
- Don't You Start No Stuff (15647) (1934)
- George Street Blues (15648) (1934)
- Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues (16429) (1934)
- Bread Baker (16432) (1934)

Collector's Classics CC 38
101971?Leroy Carr 1928 - 34

- My Own Lonesome Blues
- How Long - How Long Blues [June 1928]
- How Long How Long Blues - Part 2 [December 19, 1928]
- Prison Bound Blues
- Straight Alky Blues - Part 1
- Christmas In Jail
- The Dirty Dozen
- Workhouse Blues
- Sloppy Drunk Blues

- I Ain't Got No Money Now
- Barrelhouse Woman no. 2
- Baby, Come Back To Me
- Cruel Woman Blues
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Muddy Water
- Black Gal
- Bread Baker
- Longing For My Sugar



K.O.B. (Fr)
label's 3rd issue (without #)
(Kings Of The Blues)
111973Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell:
Naptown Blues 1929-1934


- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Low Down Dog Blues
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Naptown Blues
- Bread Baker
- I Keep The Blues
- Gettin' All Wet

- What More Can I Do
- Longing For My Sugar
- Fore Day Rider
- How About Me?
- Memphis Town
- Hold Them Puppies
- Papa Wants To Knock A Jug
notes by Stephen Calt
& Mike Stewart



Yazoo L 1036

Yazoo discography

121973Leroy Carr: Singin' The Blues 1937

- Hard Hearted Papa
- You Left Me Crying
- Broken Hearted Man
- Evil Hearted Woman
- Good Woman Blues
- Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues

- You've Got Me Grieving
- Bread Beaker
- Tight Time Blues
- Arlena
- My Good For Nothin' Gal
- Suicide Blues

cover art by Irving Lehmann

notes by Kip Lornell



Biograph BLP C9
13197?Leroy Carr Vol. 2

- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Quittin' Papa
- I Keep The Blues
- I Ain't Go No Money Now
- Motherless Child
- Stormy Night Blues
- Hard Hearted Papa
- You Left Me Crying

- Broken Hearted Man
- Evil-Hearted Woman
- Good Woman Blues
- You've Got Me Grieving
- Tight Time Blues
- Black Wagon Blues
- Arlena
- Suicide Blues



Collector's Classics CC 50
141978Leroy Carr 1930-1935
'don't cry when I'm gone' (The Piano Blues Vol. 7)

Leroy Carr
- Ain't It A Shame
- Just A Rag
- Alabama Women Blues
- New How Long
- Four Day Rider
- Rocks In My Bed
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Going Back Home

Leroy Carr
- Big Four Blues
Carr & Blackwell
- Barrel House Woman No. 2
- Good Woman Blues
- George Street
- Make A Change
- Don't Start No Stuff
- Take A Walk
- It's Too Short
notes by Bob Hall
and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4407

(=) Magpie PYCD 07

Magpie discography

151978Let's Get Loose
Folk and Popular Blues Styles from the Beginning to the Eraly 1940s

Yank Rachell & Sonny Boy Williamson
- Peach Tree Blues
Pillie Browning
- Brownskin Woman
Johnson Boys
- Violin Blues
Modern Jazz Quartet of Norfolk
- What's The Matter Now
Buck Mountain Band
- Yodeling Blues
Hattie Hudson & Willie Tyson
- Doggone My Good Luck Soul
Clara Smith
- Let's Get Loose
George O'Connor
- Nigger Blues

Tyus & Tyus
- Dad's Old Mule
Rufus & Ben Quillan
- Keep It Clean

Leroy Carr
- Blue Night Blues
Walter Roland
- House Lady Blues
Wilbur "Joe" McCoy & Herb Morand
- I'm Cuttin' Out
Tommy McClennan
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson & Big Bill Broonzy
- Love Me Baby
The Five Breezes
- My Buddy Blues

compiled by David Evans

notes by David Evans





New World 290
161983Leroy Carr 1928

- My Own Lonesome Blues (IND-622-A)
- How Long - How Long Blues (IND-623-A)
- Broken Spoke Blues (C-2219)
- Tennessee Blues (C-2220)
- Truthful Blues (C-2221)
- Mean Old Train Blues (C-2222)
- You Got To Reap What You Sow (C-2223)
- Low Down Dirty Blues (C-2224)

- How Long How Long Blues No.2 (C-2688-A)
- How Long How Long Blues Part 3 (C-2689-A)
- Baby Don't You Love Me No More (C-2690-A)
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways (C-2691-B)
- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby (C-2692-B)
- Prison Bound Blues (C-2694-A)
- You Don't Mean Me No Good (C-2695)
notes by Paul Oliver

Matchbox MSE-210

Matchbox discography

171986The Roots Of Robert Johnson

Skip James
- Devil Got My Woman
Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues

Leroy Carr
- When The Sun Goes Down
Son House
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
Lonnie Johnson
- Life Saver Blues
Henry Thomas
- Red River Blues
Charley Patton
- Revenue Man Blues
Son House
- My Black Mama - part 1
Skip James
- 22-20 Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Roll And Tumble Blues
The Mississippi Sheiks
- Sitting On Top Of The World
Scrapper Blackwell
- Kokomo Blues
Casey Bill Weldon
- Go Ahead, Buddy
Johnnie Temple
- Lead Pencil Blues
notes by Stephen Calt
click to enlarge!

click to enlarge!
Yazoo L 1073

click to enlarge!
= Yazoo CD 1073 YAZ

Yazoo discography

181987Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell:
Great Piano-Guitar Duets (1929-1935)


- The Truth About The Thing
- Gambler's Blues
- There Ain't Nobody Got It Like She's Go It
- That's All Right For You
- Wrong Man Blues
- Rainy Day Blues
- I Won't Miss You When You're Gone
- Prison Cell Blues
- Papa's On The House Top

- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Court Room Blues
- Blues She Gave Me
- You Can't Run My Business No More
- Blue Night Blues
- Florida Boun Blues
- When The Sun Goes Down
- Bad Luck All The Time
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground

Old Tramp OT1204
191988Leroy Carr 1929-1934

- Straight Alki Blues - part 1
- The New How Long How Long Blues
- I Know I'll Be Blue
- Just Worryin' Blues
- Don't You Get Tired Of Riding That Same Train All The Time?
- I'm Going Back To Tennessee
- Don't Say Goodbye
- Let's Make Up And Be Friends Again

- Let's Disagree
- Long Road Blues
- Love Crying Blues
- Lonesome Nights
- Gone Mother Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Rozetta Blues
- Church House Blues

Document DLP 543
201988Leroy Carr: Blues Before Sunrise

- Barrelhouse Woman
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- Southbound Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Big Four Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise

- It's Too Short
- My Woman's Gone Wrong
- Hustler's Blues
- Bobo Stomp
- Shining Pistol
- Shady Lane Blues
- Corn Likker Blues
- Hurry Down Sunshine
CBS BPG 62206

notes by Neil Slaven

Official 6023 (Denm)

211989Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell 1929-1935

Leroy Carr
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You
- Lifeboat Blues
- Love Hides All Faults
- Blue With The Blues
- Baby You Done Put That Thing On Me
- Christmas In Jail
- That's Tellin' 'Em
- Goodbye Blues
- The Dirty Dozen

Leroy Carr
- Workhouse Blues
- Moonlight Blues
Scrapper Blackwell
- Springtime Blues
- Rambling Blues
- Mix That Thing (Black Bottom McPhail, voc)
- Alley Sally Blues
- No Good Woman Blues
- Motherless Boy Blues
- Texas Stomp
CD bonus tracks:

Best of Blues BOB 13


= Best of Blues BOB10
(2004)

221989Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell 1930-1958
Remaining Titles and Alternative Takes

Leroy Carr
- Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink [C-6087-B]
- Jail Cell Blues [C-6089- ]
- Nineteen Thirty One Blues [C-7216-A]
- Big House Blues [C-7220-A]
- The Depression Blues [11501-A]
- Mean Mistreater Mama no. 2 [Sl-2-3]
- Hard Hearted Papa [16417-2]

- You Left Me Crying [16418-2]
- Black Waggon Blues [16437-1]
- Arlena [16439-1]
Scrapper Blackwell
- Little Girl Blues #
- Life Of A Millionare #
- Little Boy Blue #
- Blues #

# from 1967 Collector EP JEN 7


RST BD-2074


Story of the Blues
CD 3538 (1993)

231992Leroy Carr: Naptown Blues

- Naptown Blues
- Love Hides All Faults
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You
- Christmas In Jail-Ain't That A Pain
- How About Me
- Goodbye Blues
- That's Tellin' Em
- The Dirty Dozen

- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Memphis Town
- Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink
- Low Down Dog Blues
- What More Can I Do?
- Papa Wants To Knock A Jug
- Hold Them Puppies
- Hard Hearted Papa

Aldabra ALB 1011 (UK)

= Aldabra ALB101/CD

241992Leroy Carr Vol. 1 1928-1929

- My Own Lonesome Blues
- How Long - How Long Blues
- Broken Spoke Blues
- Tennessee Blues
- Truthful Blues
- Mean Old Train Blues
- You Go To Reap What You Sow
- Low Down Dirty Blues
- How Long How Long Blues - No. 2
- How Long How Long Blues - part 3
- Baby Don't You Love Me No More
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways
- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby
- Prison Bound Blues
- You Don't Mean Me No Good
- How About Me?
- Straight Alky Blues - part 1 (c-2966)
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You
- The Truth About That Thing
- Straight Alky Blues - part 1 (c-3144)
- Straight Alky Blues - part 2 (c-3145)
- Lifeboat Blues
- Gambler's Blues
- There Ain't Nobody Got It Like She's Got It
notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5134

www.document-records.com

251992Leroy Carr Vol. 2 1929-1930

- That's All Right For You
- Wrong Man Blues
- Naptown Blues
- The New How Long How Long Blues
- Love Hides All Faults
- I Know That I'll Be Blue
- Gettin' All Wet
- Rainy Day Blues
- Blue With The Blues
- Just Worryin' Blues
- Baby You Done Put That Thing On Me
- I Won't Miss You When You're Gone
- Don't You Get Tired Of Riding That Same Train All The Time?
- I'm Going Back To Tennessee
- Christmas In Jail
- Ain't That A Pain?
- Prison Cell Blues
- That's Tellin' 'em
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Memphis Town
- Don't Say Goodbye
- I Ain't Got No Gal
- Goodbye Blues
- The Dirty Dozen
- Workhouse Blues
notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5135

www.document-records.com

261992Leroy Carr Vol. 3 1929-1930

- Let's Make Up And Be Friends Again
- Let's Disagree
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink
- Long Road Blues
- Jail Cell Blues
- Four Day Rider
- Alabama Women Blues
- Papa's On The House Top
- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Low Down Dog Blues
- Nineteen Thirty One Blues
- Love Crying Blues
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Big House Blues
- New How Long How Long Blues - part 2
- What More Can I Do?
- Papa Wants To Knock A Jug
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone?
- Quittin' Papa
- Lonesome Nights
- I Keep The Blues
notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5136

www.document-records.com

271992Leroy Carr Vol. 4 1932-1934

- Gone Mother Blues
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Moonlight Blues
- The Depression Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama (take 1)
- Mean Mistreater Mama (take 2)
- Mean Mistreater Mama No. 2
- Court Room Blues
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Corn Licker Blues
- Hold Them Puppies
- Shady Lane Blues
- Blues She Gave Me
- You Can't Run My Business No More
- Blues Before Sunrise (take 1)
- Blues Before Sunrise (take 2)
- I Ain't Got No Money Now
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (take 1)
- Stormy Night Blues (take 2)
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- Baby, Come Back To Me
- Blue Night Blues
- My Woman's Gone Wrong
notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5137

www.document-records.com

281992Leroy Carr Vol. 5 1934

- Southbound Blues
- Barrel House Woman
- Barrel House Woman No. 2
- Florida Bound Blues
- Cruel Woman Blues
- Muddy Water
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Black Gal (What Makes Your Head So Hard?)
- Don't Start No Stuff
- George Street Blues
- Bo Bo Stomp
- Big Four Blues
- Hard Hearted Papa (take 1)
- Hard Hearted Papa (take 2)
- You Left Me Crying (take 1)
- You Left Me Crying (take 2)
- Broken Hearted Man
- Evil-Hearted Woman (take 1)
- Good Woman Blues
- Hustler's Blues
- Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues
- You've Got Me Grieving
notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5138

www.document-records.com

291992Leroy Carr Vol. 6 1934-1935

- Bread Baker
- Tight Time Blues
- Longing For My Sugar
- Black Wagon Blues
- Shinin' Pistol
- Arlena (take 1)
- Arlena (take 2)
- It's Too Short (take 1)
- It's Too Short (take 2)
- My Good For Nothin' Gal
- Suicide Blues (take 1)
- Bozetta Blues (take 1)
- Church House Blues (take 2)
- Rocks In My Bed
- When The Sun Goes Down
- Bad Luck All The Time
- Big Four Blues
- Just A Rag
- Ain't It A Shame
- Going Back Home
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5139

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301992Leroy Carr 1930-1935
The Piano Blues series

- Barrel House Woman No- 2
- Good Woman Blues
- Ain't It A Shame
- George Street Blues
- Just A Rag
- Alabama Woman Blues
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Don't Start No Stuff
- You Left Me Crying
- Suicide Blues
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- New How Long How Long Blues - part 2
- Four Day Rider
- Rocks In My Bed
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Going Back Home
- Big Four Blues
- It's Too Short
notes by Bob Hall
and Richard Noblett

Magpie PYCD 07
311992Leroy Carr Vol. 2 1929-1935
The Piano Blues series

- Straight Alki Blues - part 1
- Straight Alki Blues - part 2
- Gettin' All Wet
- Papa's On The House Top
- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Low Down Dog Blues
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Gone Mother Blues
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Court Room Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Blue Night Blues
- Barrel House Woman
- Florida Bound Blues
- Tight Time Blues
- Bread Baker
- When The Sun Goes Down
notes by Bob Hall
and Richard Noblett

Magpie PYCD 17
321994Leroy Carr: Southbound Blues

- Midnight Hour Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Corn Likker Blues
- Shady Lane Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Take Around The Corner
- My Woman's Gone Wrong
- Southbound Blues
- Barrelhouse Women
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Bobo Stomp
- Big Four Blues
- Hustler's Blues
- Shining Pistol
- It's Too Short

Drive CD 3215 (Swi)
40199?Too Late, Too Late Vol. 5 (1927-64)

Sister Morgan (1927)
- Hurry Down, Sunshine, And See What Tomorrow Brings
Lonnie Johnson (1927)
- Handfull O' Keys
- Searchin' For Flats
Cow Cow Davenport (1928)
- Cow Cow Blues (take B)
Elizabeth Johnson (1928)
- Be My Kid Blues
- Sobbin' Woman Blues

Leroy Carr (1928)
- Box Car Blues
Frank Stokes (1929)
- I'm Going Away Blues
- Old Sometime Blues
Henry Townsend (1931)
- Doctor, Oh Doctor
- Jack Of Diamonds Georgia Rub
Blind Wille McTell (1933)
- Broke Down Engine No. 2 (take 1)
- Love Makin' Mama (take 2)
John (Big Nig) Bray (1934)
- Trench Blues. Leadbelly (1940)
- Didn't Ol' John Cross The Water?
Sonny Terry (1944/45)
- I Have Had My Fun
- Keys To The Highway
Leadbelly (1945)
- Eagle Rock Rag (alt. take)
James 'Jack Of All Trades' McCain (1945)
- Good Mr. Roosevelt
Montana Taylor (1946)
- Lowdown Bugle (take B)
- Detroit Rocks
Big Maceo (c.1950)
- Eloise, Don't Play Me For A Fool
Scrapper Blackwell (1959)
- How Long No. 2
Rev. Lonnie Farris (1964)
- Peace In The Valley (Proverb 1001)

Document DOCD 5411

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331995Leroy Carr & Black Boy Shine 1934 - 1937
Unissued Test Pressings and Alternative Takes

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell (1934)
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (take 2)
- Evil-Hearted Woman (take 2)
- Lonesome Man Blues (take 1)
- Lonesome Man Blues (take 2)
- The Stuff Is Here (And It`s Mellow) (duet with Bobbie Phillips)
- Suicide Blues (take 2)
- Bozetta Blues (take 2)
Black Boy Shine (1937)
- My Good Woman Blues (take 1)
- My Good Woman Blues (take 2)
- Black Shine Blues (take 1)
- Black Shine Blues (take 2)
- Dallas Woman Blues (take 1)
- Dallas Woman Blues (take 2)
- Sugarland Woman Blues (take 1)
- Sugarland Woman Blues (take 2)
- Lonely House Blues
- Bad Whiskey Blues
- West Columbia Woman (take 1)
- West Columbia Woman (take 2)
- Brown Skin Mojo Blues (take 1)
- Brown Skin Mojo Blues (take 2)
- Cross-Eyed Man Blues (take 1)
- Cross-Eyed Man Blues (take 2)
notes by David Evans

Document DOCD 5465

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341995Leroy Carr: Hurry Down Sunshine
The Essential Recordings of Leroy Carr

- Papa Wants A Cookie
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Mean Mistreatin' Mama
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Barrelhouse Woman
- Prison Bound Blues
- Good Women Blues
- When The Sun Goes Down
- Rocks In My Bed
- Tight Time Blues
- Low Down Dog Blues
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Straight Alky Blues - part 1
- Straight Alky Blues - part 1
- Just A Rag
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways
- How Long, How Long Blues
- Going Back Home
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
notes by Les Fancourt

Indigo IGOCD 2016 (UK)
351996Leroy Carr: Naptown Blues
The Blues Collection 86

- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby
- Tennessee Blues
- Truthful Blues
- You Don't Mean Me No Good
- Mean Old Train Blues
- Prison Bound Blues
- Naptown Blues
- Gettin' All Wet
- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Four Day Rider
- Low Down Dog Blues
- What More Can I Do
- I Keep The Blues
- Longing For My Sugar
- Bread Baker
notes by Chris Smith


Orbis BLU NC 086

35a1996The Roots Of Rap
Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s

Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear This Building Down
Luke Jordan - Cocaine Blues
Allen Brothers - Bow Wow Blues
Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - Jive Man Blues
Henry Thomas - Jonah In The Wilderness
Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag
Memphis Jug Band - Whitewash Station
Red Henderson - Automobile Ride Through Alabama
Speckled Re - The Dirty Dozen No. 2
Butterbeans & Susie - 'Tain't None O' Your Business
Beale Street Sheiks - It's A Good Thing
Jimmie Davis - She's A Hum Dum Dinger

Leroy Carr - Papa's On The House Top
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Let That Liar Alone
Frank Hutchinson - Back In My Home Town
T.C.I Section Crew - Track Linin
Blind Willie McTell - Atlanta Strut
Lonnie Glosson - Arkansas Hard Luck Blues
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom - How Can You Have The Blues?
Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles - Pickin' Off Peanuts
Pine Top Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Dixieland Jug Blowers - When I Stopped Running I Was At Home
Memphis Minnie - Frankie Jean

Yazoo CD 2018

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361997Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell:
How Long Blues 1928-1935


- How Long - How Long Blues
- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby
- There's Ain't Nobody Got It Like She's Got It
- Bee-Da-Da-Bum
- Naptown Blues
- Gettin' All Wet
- Papa's On The House Stop
- Alabama Woman Blues
- Papa Wants To Knock A Jug
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Take A Walk About The Corner (Courtroom Blues)
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Barrelhouse Woman
- Longing For My Sugar
- Big Four Blues
- It's Too Short
- When The Sun Goes Down (In The Evening)
- Ain't It A Shame
- My Old Pal (Dedicated To The Memory Of Leroy Carr)
notes by Jean Buzelin

Blues Collection
159062 (Fr)
371998Leroy Carr: American Blues Legend

- Barrel House Woman
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- Southbound Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Big Four Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- It's Too Short
- My Woman's Gone Wrong
- Hustler's Blues
- Bo Bo Stomp
- When The Sun Goes Down
- Shining Pistol
- Good Woman Blues
- Shady Lane Blues
- Corn Likker Blues
- Bread Baker
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- How Long Has This Evening Train Been Gone
- Midnight Hour Blues
booklet by John Collis

Charly CPCD 8333
381998Leroy Carr: Sloppy Drunk

disc 1
- How Long Blues
- Tennessee Blues
- You Got To Reap What You Sow
- Low Down Dirty Blues
- Box Car Blues
- How Long Blues - part 2
- Baby Don't You Love Me No More
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways
- Prison Bound Blues
- Straight Alky Blues - parts 1 & 2
- Naptown Blues
- Gettin' All Wet
- Just Worryin' Blues
- Christmas In Jail Ain't It A Pain
- Prison Cell Blues
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Memphis Town
- Dirty Dozens
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Long Road Blues
- Four Day Rider

disc 2
- Alabama Woman Blues
- Papa's On The House Top
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- New How Long, How Long Blues - part 2
- Gone Mother Blues
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- I Ain't Got No Money Now
- Southbound Blues
- Barrel House Woman
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Bo Bo Stomp
- Hustlers Blues
- It's Too Short tk. 1
- Rocks In My Bed
- When The Sun Goes Down
- Bad Luck All The Time
- Big Four Blues
- Just A Rag
- Ain't It A Shame
- Going Back Home
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
2 CD set
notes by Paul Swinton

Catfish KATCD 108 (UK)
392001Leroy Carr: Prison Bound Blues

- Naptown Blues
- Prison Bound Blues
- Box Car Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Christmas In Jail - Ain't It A Pain?
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Baby Don't You Love Me No More
- Low Down Dirty Blues
- How Long, How Long Blues
- Tennessee Blues
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- When The Sun Goes Down
- You Got To Reap What You Sow
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Rocks In My Bed
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Four Day Rider
- Hustler's Blues
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground

Snapper SBLUECD012

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39a2001Prison Blues

- Chain Gang Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Big Rock Jail - Ed Bell
- He's In The Jailhouse Now - Jim Jackson
- Prison Blues - Alice Moore, Ike Rodgers
- Jailhouse Fire Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins

- Christmas In Jail, Ain't That a Pain - Leroy Carr
- Penitentiary Bound Blues - Sylvester Weaver
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Midnight Special - Leadbelly
- County Jail Special - Champion Jack Dupree
- The County Farm Blues - Mae Glover, James Parker
- New Prison Blues - Howell, Peg Leg
- Dekalb Chain Gang - Fred McMullen
- The County Farm Blues - Bo Carter
- Alabama Prison Blues - Jesse Wadley
- County Jail - Big Maceo, Tampa Red
- Crime Don't Pay - Merline Johnson
- County Jail Blues - "Funny Paper" Smith
- Big House Bound - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ninety-Nine Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- Doin' A Stretch - Blind Blake, Alex Robinson
- Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White, Washboard Sam
- Prisoner Bound - Frank Busby, Honey Hill

Catfish KATCD 179
402001P-Vine Presents 21 Blues Giants: Leroy Carr


P-Vine PCD 3744
412002The Essential Leroy Carr

disc 1
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways
- Memphis Town
- Straight Alky Blues - part 1
- Straight Alky Blues - part 2
- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby
- Kokomo Blues - (with Scrapper Blackwell)
- Getting All Wet
- Alabama Woman Blues
- How Long, How Long Blues
- Quittin' Papa
- The Dirty Dozen
- Papa's On The Housetop
- Gone Mother Blues
- It's Too Short
- D Blues - (with Scrapper Blackwell)
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Prison Bound Blues

disc 2
- Mean Mistreating Mama
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Long Road Blues
- Four Day Blues
- A Blues - (with Scrapper Blackwell)
- I Keep The Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Blue Night Blues
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Bo Bo Stomp
- Church House Blues
- Just A Rag
- Ain't It A Shame
- Big Four Blues
- How Long Has That Train Been Gone?
- Bad Luck All The Time
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
- My Old Pal Blues - (Scrapper Blackwell)
2 CD set

Document CBL 200039

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422004Leroy Carr: Whiskey Is My Habit, Women Is All I Crave
The Best of Leroy Carr

disc 1
- How Long - How Long Blues
- Prison Bound Blues
- Straight Alky Blues - part 1
- Straight Alky Blues - part 2
- Gambler's Blues
. Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Papa's On The House Top
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Corn Licker Blues
- Shady Lane Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Take A Walk Around The Corner
- I Ain't Got No Money Now
- Motherless Child
- My Woman's Gone Wrong
- Southbound Blues
- Barrelhouse Woman
- Muddy Water

disc 2
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Don't Start No Stuff
- Bobo Stomp
- Big Four Blues
- Hard Hearted Papa
- You Left Me Crying
- Evil Hearted Woman
- Good Woman Blues
- Hustler's Blues
- Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues
- You Got Me Grieving
- Bread Baker
- Tight Times Blues
- Black Wagon Blues
- Shinin' Pistol
- It's Too Short
- My God For Nothin' Gal
- Suicide Blues
- Church House Blues
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
2 CD set
notes by Tom Piazza

Columbia Legacy CK 86989
432008Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
The early recordings of an innovative Blues Master Volume 1 1928-1934

disc 1
- My Own Lonesome Blues
- How Long How Long Blues
- Broken Spoke Blues
- Tennessee Blues
- Truthful Blues
- Mean Old Train Blues
- You Got To Reap What You Sow
- Low Down Dirty Blues
- Box Car Blues
- How Long How Long Blues No. 2
- How Long How Long Blues No. 3
- Baby Don't You Leave Me No More
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways
- I'm Going Away And Leave My Baby
- Prison Bound Blues
- You Don't Mean Me No Good
- How About Me
- Straight Alky Blues [part 1]
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You
- The Truth About The Thing
- Straight Alky Blues [part 2]
- Straight Alky Blues [part 3]
- Lifeboat Blues
- Gambler's Blues
- There Ain't Nobody Got It Like She Got It

disc 2
- That's All Right For You
- Wrong Man Blues
- Naptown Blues
- The New How Long Blues
- Love Rides All
- I Know That I'll Be Blue
- Gettin' All Wet
- Rainy Day Blues
- Blue With The Blues
- Just Worryin' Blues
- Baby You Done Put That Thing On Me
- I Won't Miss You When You're Gone
- Don't You Get Tired
- I'm Going Back To Tennessee
- Christmas In Jail
- Prison Cell Blues
- That's Tellin' 'em
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Memphis Town
- Don't Say Goodbye
- I Ain't Got No Gal
- Goodbye Blues
- The Dirty Dozen
- Workhouse Blues

disc 3
- Let's Make Up And Be Friends Again
- Let's Disagree
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink
- Long Road Blues
- Jail Cell Blues
- Four Day Rider
- Alabama Women Blues
- Papa's On The House Top
- Carried Water For The Elephant
- Low Down Dog Blues
- Nineteen Thirty One Blues
- Love Crying Blues
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Big House Blues
- How Long How Long Blues [part 2]
- What More Can I Do
- Papa Wants To Knock A Jug
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Quittin' Papa
- Lonesome Nights
- I Keep The Blues

disc 4
- Gone Mother Blues
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Moonlight Blues
- The Deprssion Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Mean Mistreater Mama No. 2
- Court Room Blues
- Hurry Down Blues
- Corn Licker Blues
- Hold Them Puppies
- Shady Lane Blues
- Blues She Gave Me
- You Can't Run My Business No More
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Ain't Got No Money Now
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- Stormy Night Blues
- Take A Walk Round The Corner
- Baby Come Back To Me
- Blue Night Blues
- My Woman's Gone Wrong

compiled and annotated by Max Haymes; 95 sides; remastered; annotated discography

4 CD box set

JSP CD 77104
442008Leroy Carr: How Long How Long Blues
His best 23 songs

- How Long How Long Blues
- How Long How Long Blues No. 2
- Prison Bound Blues
- Gambler's Blues
- Naptown Blues
- The New How Long How Long Blues
- Rainy Day Blues
- I'm Going Back To Tennessee
- Goodbye Blues
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Long Road Blues
- Low Down Dog Blues
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Midnight Hour Blues
- Mean Mistreater Mama
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Shady Lane Blues
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Barrel House Woman
- I Believe I'll Make A Change
- Hard Hearted Papa
- Arlena
- When The Sun Goes Down

Wolf BC 007


Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

I herewith confess
that I do not have the ambition to list each and every CD anthology / compilation
containing only one (or two ;-) Leroy Carr track(s) !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Robert M.W. Dixon & John Godrich: Blues & Gospel Records 1902 - 1943, 3rd ed. 1982, p. 140-145
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- p. 107-108
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

left column picture from cover of Indigo IGOCD 2016

thanks to Alan Balfour, Luigi Monge, and Peter Sh. Lehnardt for additional info / scans / corrections

 

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