Star Carr
1920s-30s bluespiano bluescrooning blues singerearly American blues lineage
Leroy Carr (Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 27, 1905 - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced artists like Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", with the guitarist Scrapper Blackwell on Vocalion Records in 1928 (as Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell), for which Carr wrote the music.
- Label:
- Vocalion Records
- Active:
- 1928-1935
- Scene:
- Nashville/Indianapolis blues
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