Illustrated Leroy Carr discography (original) (raw)
year
of release
title / label # / notes
10 inch 78 rpm
1
8/1928
Leroy Carr
- My Own Lonesome Blues (IND-622-A) @ youtube
- How Long - How Long Blues (IND-623-A) # @ youtube
rec. June 19, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
"The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", without matrix #
Vocalion 1191 (US 8/1928)
"Brunswick Record Corporation", with matrix #
= Vocalion 1191 (US 1932-34)
"Brunswick Record Corporation", gold and black "scroll" label
= Vocalion 1191 (US 1935-36)
# = Banner 32557
# = Oriole 8166
# = Romeo 5166
from The Chicago Defender, September 8, 1928
2
10/1928
Leroy Carr
- Broken Spoke Blues (C-2219- ) # @ youtube
- Tennessee Blues (C-2220- ) * @ youtube
# rec. August 13, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 14, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; unknown, train-whistle
Vocalion 1200 (US October 1, 1928)
source: The Birmingham Reporter, Birmingham, Alabama, November 10, 1928, p. 7
3
11/1928
Leroy Carr
- Mean Old Train Blues (C-2222- ) # @ youtube
- Low Down Dirty Blues (C-2224- ) @ youtube
rec. August 14, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; # unknown, train-whistle; # unknown, bells
Vocalion 1214 (US November 15, 1928)
4
1928
Leroy Carr
- Truthful Blues (C-2221- ) @ youtube
- You Got To Reap What You Sow (C-2223- ) @ youtube
rec. August 14, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1232
= Supertone S2223 (Fall 1931) (first as by "Blues Johnson", corrected to "Leroy Carr" in August 1931)
5
1929
Leroy Carr
- How Long How Long Blues - Part 2 (C-2688-A) # @ youtube
- Prison Bound Blues (C-2694-B) * @ youtube
# rec. December 19, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. December 20, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1241 (US 1929)
# = Banner 32557
# = Oriole 8166
# = Perfect 0215
# = Romeo 5166
6
1929
Leroy Carr
- How About Me? (C-2964-B) @ youtube
- Think Of Me Thinking Of You (C-2969- ) @ youtube
rec. February 15, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1259 (US 1929)
7
4/1929
Leroy Carr
- Baby Don't You Love Me No More (C-2690-A) @ youtube
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways (C-2691-B) @ youtube
rec. December 19, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1261 (US 4/1929)
= Supertone S2255 (some as by "Blues Johnson")
8
6/1929
Leroy Carr
- How Long How Long Blues - Part 3 (C-2689-A) # @ youtube
- You Don't Mean Me No Good (C-2695- ) * @ youtube
# rec. December 19, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. December 20, 1928 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1279 (US 6/1929)
9
7/1929
Leroy Carr
- Straight Alky Blues - Pt. I (C-3144- ) @ youtube
- Straight Alky Blues - Pt. II (C-3145- ) @ youtube
rec. March 19, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1290 (US 7/1929)
= Supertone S2220
10
9/1929
Leroy Carr
- Naptown Blues (C-3627- ) * @ youtube
- The Truth About The Thing (C-3152-B) # @ youtube
# rec. March 19, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. June 17, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1400 (US 9/1929)
11
9/1929
Leroy Carr
- Wrong Man Blues (C-3620-A) @ youtube @ Spotify
- That's All Right For You (C-3619-A) @ youtube
rec. June 17, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1405 (US 9/1929)
12
10/1929
Leroy Carr
- Gambler's Blues (C-3147-) @ youtube
- There Ain't Nobody Got It Like She's Got It (C-3151-) @ youtube
rec. March 19, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1412 (US 10/1929)
13
12/1929
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- Gettin' All Wet (C-4034- ) # @ youtube
- Just Worryin' Blues (C-4048- ) * @ youtube
# rec. August 12, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc duet, p; Scrapper Blackwell, voc duet, g
* rec. August 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1423 (US 12/1929)
14
1929
Leroy Carr
- Christmas In Jail - Ain't That A Pain (C-4054- ) @ youtube
- Prison Cell Blues (C-4055- ) @ youtube
rec. August 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1432
15
1/1930
Leroy Carr
- The New How Long How Long Blues (C-4031-A) @ youtube
- Love Hides All Faults (C-4032-A) @ youtube
rec. August 12, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1435 (US January 1, 1930)
16
1930
Leroy Carr
- The Dirty Dozen (C-5075-) # @ youtube
- Workhouse Blues (C-5076-) @ youtube
rec. January 2, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; # Leroy Carr, voc duet, p; Scrapper Blackwell, voc duet, g
Vocalion 1454
= Supertone S2221
17
1929
Leroy Carr
- Don't You Get Tired Of Riding That Same Train All The Time (C-4052- ) @ youtube
- I'm Going Back To Tennessee (C-4053- ) @ youtube
rec. August 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1460
18
1929
Leroy Carr
- Rainy Day Blues (C-4046- ) @ youtube
- I Won't Miss You When You're Gone (C-4050-B) @ youtube
rec. August 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1473
19
4/1930
Leroy Carr
- That's Tellin' 'Em (C-5069-) # @ youtube
- Goodbye Blues (C-5074-) @ youtube
rec. January 2, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; # Leroy Carr, voc duet, p; # Scrapper Blackwell, voc duet, g
Vocalion 1483 (US 4/1930)
20
1930
Leroy Carr
- Lifeboat Blues (C-3146- ) # @ youtube
- Blue With The Blues (C-4047- ) * @ youtube
# rec. March 19, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1499 (US 1930)
21
1930
Leroy Carr
- I Know That I'll Be Blue (C-4033-A) # @ youtube
- Baby You Done Put That Thing On Me (C-4049-A) * @ youtube
# rec. August 12, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; unknown, train-whistle effect
* rec. August 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1519 (US 1930)
22
1930
Leroy Carr
- Memphis Town (C-5071-) # @ youtube
- Don't Say Goodbye (C-5072-) @ youtube
rec. January 2, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; # Leroy Carr, voc duet, p; Scrapper Blackwell, voc duet, g
Vocalion 1527
23
1930
Leroy Carr
- Sloppy Drunk Blues (C-6086-B) @ youtube
- Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink (C-6087-B) @ youtube
rec. September 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1541 (US 1930 // 1932)
= Supertone S2219
24
1930
Leroy Carr
- Four Day Rider (C-6090-A) @ youtube
- Alabama Women Blues (C-6091-B) @ youtube
rec. September 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1549
25
1930
Leroy Carr
- Papa Wants A Cookie (C-5070- ) # @ youtube
- I Ain't Got No Gal (C-5073- ) @ youtube
rec. January 2, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; # Leroy Carr, voc duet, p; Scrapper Blackwell, voc duet, g
Vocalion 1561
26
1930
Leroy Carr
- Long Road Blues (C-6088-) @ youtube
- Jail Cell Blues (C-6089-) @ youtube
rec. September 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1574
27
3/1931
Leroy Carr
- Big House Blues (C-7220-A) @ youtube
- New How Long How Long Blues - Part 2 (C-7221-A) @ youtube
rec. January 16, 1931 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1585 (US March 16, 1931, "Manufactured by The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company" at the bottom, lacking the phrase "Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast" and matrix numbers on labels)
= Vocalion 1585 (US 193?, "Brunswick Record Corporation" at the bottom, with phrase "Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast" and matrix numbers on labels)
= Vocalion 1585 (US ca. 1933-35, "Brunswick Record Corporation" at the bottom, with labels bearing gold panels, matrix numbers and "-A" resp. "-B" affix)
28
1930
Leroy Carr
- Papa's On The House Top (C-6092- ) @ youtube
- Carried Water For The Elephant (C-6093- ) @ youtube
rec. September 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1593
29
1931
Leroy Carr
- Nineteen Thirty One Blues (C-7216-A) @ youtube
- Low Down Dirty Dog Blues (C-7215-A) @ youtube
rec. January 16, 1931 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 1605
30
1931
Leroy Carr
- Let's Make Up And Be Friends Again (C-6084- ) @ youtube
- Let's Disagree (C-6085- ) @ youtube
rec. September 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p
Vocalion 1624
further label pics and Youtube/Spotify links will be added step-by-step !!!
31
1931
Leroy Carr
- Love Crying Blues (C-7218-A) @ youtube
- Papa's Got Your Water On (C-7219-A) @ youtube
rec. January 16, 1931 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
32
1931
Leroy Carr
- What More Can I Do? (C-7222-A) @ youtube
- Papa Wants To Knock A Jug (C-7223-A) # @ youtube
rec. January 16, 1931 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; # Leroy Carr, voc duet, p; Scrapper Blackwell, voc duet, g
33
1932
Leroy Carr
- Moonlight Blues (11500-A) @ youtube
- The Depression Blues (11501-A) @ youtube
rec. March 16, 1932 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
34
7/1932
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- Gone Mother Blues (11498-A) @ youtube
- Midnight Hour Blues (11499-A) @ youtube
rec. March 16, 1932 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
35
1932
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- Lonesome Nights (11496-A) @ youtube
- I Keep The Blues (11497-A) @ youtube
rec. March 15, 1932 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
36
1932
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone (11494-a) @ youtube
- Quittin' Papa (11495-a) @ youtube
rec. March 15, 1932 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
37
1934
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- Mean Mistreater Mama (SL-1-2) # @ youtube
- Blues Before Sunrise (SL-12-1) * @ youtube
originally unissued track from February 20, 1934 session:
- Mean Mistreater Mama (SL-1-1) # [Columbia C30496, Document DOCD-5137] @ youtube
originally unissued track from February 21, 1934 session:
- Blues Before Sunrise (SL-12-2) * [Document DOCD-5137] @ youtube
# rec. February 20, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. February 21, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 02657 (US 1934)
= Vocalion 02657
= Romeo 7-07-56 (US 7/1937)
= Conqueror 8741 (US 193?)
38
1934
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- Blues She Gave Me (SL-10-1) @ youtube
- You Can't Run My Business No More (SL-11-3) @ youtube
rec. February 21, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
39
1934
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- Hurry Down Sunshine (SL-4-3) # @ youtube
- Corn Licker Blues (SL-5-1) * @ youtube
# rec. February 20, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. February 21, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
40
1934
LEROY CARR
- Court Room Blues (SL-3-3) # @ youtube
- Hold Them Puppies (SL-6-3) * @ youtube
# rec. February 20, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. February 21, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
41
1934
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
Vocalion 02762
- Mean Mistreater Mama No. 2 (SL-2-3) # @ youtube
- Shady Lane Blues (SL-7-3) * @ youtube
Jazz Society AA515
- Mean Mistreater No. 2 [sic] (SL-2-3) #
- Shade Lane Blues (SL-7-3) *
# rec. February 20, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. February 21, 1934 in St. Louis, MO; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
= Conqueror 8863
= Jazz Society AA515 (Fr)
42
1934
Pinewood Tom and his Blue Hounds
- Gone Mother Blues (15597-2) @ youtube
- Evil Man Blues (15599-2) @ youtube
rec. March 13, 1934 in New York City; Joshua White, voc, prob. g; Leroy Carr, p
Banner 33268
= Melotone M13235
= Oriole 8303
= Perfect 0303
= Romeo 5303
Josh White discography
43
1934
Pinewood Tom and his Blue Hounds
- Mean Mistreater Mama (15598-1) @ youtube
- She's Alright With Me (15600-1) @ youtube
rec. March 13, 1934 in New York City; Joshua White, voc, prob. g; Leroy Carr, p; prob. Scrapper Blackwell, g
Banner 33148
= Conqueror 8451
= Melotone M13115
= Oriole 8374
= Perfect 0294
= Romeo 5374
= Paramount 9002 (as by Paul La France)
Josh White discography
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (15596-1) # @ youtube
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (15596-2) * @ youtube
rec. August 13, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
# Collector's Classics CC50 # Document DOCD-5137
* Document DOCD-5465
44
1934
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell
- Black Gal (What Makes Your Head So Hard?) (15646-2) * @ youtube
- Barrel House Woman (15628-2) # @ youtube
# rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 16, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 02791 (US 1934)
= Conqueror 8865 (US 1937/38?)
45
1934
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
Vocalion 02820, Melotone 7-02-65
- Barrel House Woman No. 2 (15633-2) # @ youtube
- I Believe I'll Make A Change (15645-2) * @ youtube
Jazz Collector L92
- Barrelhouse Woman No. 2 (15633-2) #
- I Believe I'll Make A Change (15645-2) *
# rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 16, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 02820 (US 1934)
= Melotone 7-02-65 (US 2/1937)
= Jazz Collector L92 (UK 195?)
46
1934
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell
- Longing For My Sugar (16434-1) @ youtube
- It's Too Short (16440-1) @ youtube
rec. December 17, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; Josh White, g
47
1934
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell
- Baby, Come Back To Me (15605-2) @ youtube
- Cruel Woman Blues (15635-1) @ youtube
rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
= ARC 7-02-66
48
1934
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell
- Stormy Night Blues (15603-1) # @ youtube
- Moanful Blues (15660-1) * @ youtube
# rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 16, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion 02922
= Conqueror 8866
49
1934
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell
- I Ain't Got No Money Now (15595-1) # @ youtube
- My Woman's Gone Wrong (15626-1) * @ youtube
# rec. August 13, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
50
1934
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell
- Don't Start No Stuff (15647-1) @ youtube
- Bo Bo Stomp (15649-1) @ youtube
rec. August 16, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
51
1934
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Take A Walk Around The Corner (15604-2) # @ youtube
- George Street Blues (15648-2) * @ youtube
# rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
* rec. August 16, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
52
1934
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Black Wagon Blues (16437-1) @ youtube
- Shinin' Pistol (16438-1) @ youtube
rec. December 17, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; Josh White, g
53
12/1935
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Southbound Blues (15627-2) @ youtube
- Muddy Water (15636-1) @ youtube
rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
= Conqueror 8864
- Stormy Night Blues (15603-2) @ youtube
rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion unissued
Collector's Classics CC50 Document DOCD-3137
54
1934
LEROY CARR and SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Hustler's Blues (16428-1) # @ youtube
- Tight Time Blues (16433-1) * @ youtube
# rec. December 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; Josh White, g
* rec. December 17, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
55
1934
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Eleven Twenty-Nine (16429-1) # @ youtube
- My Good For Nothin' Gal (16441-2) * @ youtube
# rec. December 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; Josh White, g
* rec. December 17, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
56
1934
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Blue Night Blues (15606-1) @ youtube
- Florida Bound Blues (15634-1) @ youtube
rec. August 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
57
1934
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Good Woman Blues (16427-1) # @ youtube
- Bread Baker (16432-1) * @ youtube
# rec. December 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, sp; Josh White, g
* rec. December 17, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; Josh White, g
58
1934
LEROY CARR with SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
- Big Four Blues (16416-1) @ youtube
- You've Got Me Grieving (16430-2) @ youtube
rec. December 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; Josh White, g
- Hard Hearted Papa (16417-1) # * @ youtube
- Hard Hearted Papa (16417-2) * @ youtube
- You Left Me Crying (16418-1) # @ youtube
- You Left Me Crying (16418-2) * @ youtube
- Broken Hearted Man (16425-1) || # * @ youtube
- Evil-Hearted Woman (16426-1) # * @ youtube
- Evil-Hearted Woman (16426-2) [] @ youtube
rec. December 14, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; || Josh White, g
Vocalion unissued
# Collector's Classics CC50
* Document DOCD-5138
[] Document DOCD-5465
- Lonesome Man Blues (16431-1) [] @ youtube
- Lonesome Man Blues (16431-2 ) [] @ youtube
- The Stuff Is Here (And It's Mellow) (16435-2) § [] @ youtube
- Arlena (16439-1) || * @ youtube
- Arlena (16439-2) || # @ youtube
- It's Too Short (16440-2) * @ youtube
- Suicide Blues (16442-1) # @ youtube
- Suicide Blues (16442-2) [] @ youtube
rec.December 17, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g; || Josh White, g; § Bobby Phillips, female voc
Vocalion unissued
# Collector's Classics CC50
* Document DOCD-5139
[] Document DOCD-5465
- Bozetta Blues (16443-) * @ youtube
- Bozetta Blues (16443-2) [] @ youtube
- Church House (16444-1)
- Church House Blues (16444-) * @ youtube
rec. December 18, 1934 in New York City; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Vocalion unissued
# Collector's Classics CC50
* Document DOCD-5139
[] Document DOCD-5465
59
3/1935
Leroy Carr
- When The Sun Goes Down (85496-1) # @ youtube
- Ain't It A Shame (85514-1) @ youtube
rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; # Scrapper Blackwell, g
Bluebird B5877 (US March 27, 1935)
= Montgomery Ward M4826 (US 1936)
60
4/1935
Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed (85495-1) @ youtube
- Big Four Blues (85498-1) @ youtube
rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
Bluebird B5915 (US April 24, 1935)
= Montgomery Ward M4827 (US 1936)
61
1935
Leroy Carr
- Bad Luck All The Time (85497-1) # @ youtube
- Just A Rag (85513-1) @ youtube
rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; # Scrapper Blackwell, g
Bluebird B5946
= Montgomery Ward M4828 (US 1936)
62
1935
Leroy Carr
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground (85516-1) @ youtube
- Going Back Home (85515-1) @ youtube
rec. February 25, 1935 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p
Bluebird B5963 (US 1935)
= Montgomery Ward M4829 (US 1936)
= La voix de son maitre [His Master's Voice] SG323 (Fr 1951)
62a
1938?
Little Brother / Leroy Carr
Little Brother
- Vicksburg Blues No. 2 (94420-1) [Bluebird B6072] *
Leroy Carr
- Big Four Blues [Bluebird B5915]
* rec. August 10, 1935 in New Orleans, LA; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Jesse Coleman (Monkey Joe), sp
Bluebird B7970
Little Brother Montgomery discography
63
1949
Leroy Carr / The Hokum Band
Leroy Carr
- Alki Blues [Vocalion 1290] # @ youtube
The Hokum Band
- Easy Rider Blues @ youtube
# rec. February 15, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Carr, voc, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g
AFCDJ A.0.29 (Fr 1949)
= Jazz Collector L58 / JL58 (UK 195?)
EP / LP / CD compilations
64
1958
Leroy 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
Fontana TFE 17051 (UK 1958)
= Fontana 462.021
65
1959
The 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 Samuel B. Charters
8-page booklet by Samuel B. Charters
RBF RF 1 (US 1959)
= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)
RBF discography
66
1960
The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
LP 1:
Will Shade - I Can't Stand It
Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis - You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes - Sloppy Drunk Blues [= "Milk Cow 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 [on back cover: "Drive"]
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins - Come Go Home With Me °°
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson - Standing At The Crossroads
LP 2:
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
Furry Lewis - Casey Jones
Peg Leg Howell - Coal Man Blues
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 & Scrapper Blackwell - New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro - Mohana Blues °°
Sonny Terry & Oh Red - Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes - Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins - Trouble In Mind
Arthur Crudup- Mean Old Frisco
Brownie McGhee- Sportin' Life Blues
Virgil Perkins - [Washboard] Solo
Charlie Burse - Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy - Mama Don't 'Low It
Moochie Reeves - Key To The Highway
compiled by Samuel B. Charters
"The Material is in part from unissued material in the author's collection, in part from material on the author's Folkways releases, and in part from early blues recordings."
RF-202 features only extracts of most of the recordings!
°° tracks not on RF-202 (X) (1964)
Moochie Reeves track rec. July 1954 in Mobile, AL; previously unissued and from Samuel B. Charters' collection
2 LP boxed set
notes (8-page booklet) by Samuel B. Charters
same front cover as RF-202(X)
(1964), but with more reddish lettering
notes captioned "RBF RECORDS
album No. RF 202 Copyright © 1960"
RBF RF-202 (1960)
(=) RBF RF-202 (X) (1964)
RBF discography
66a
1960
Low Down Blues
Leroy Carr - Mean Mistreater Mama No. 2
Bumble Bee Slim - I Done Lost My Baby
Charlie Campbell - Goin' Away Blues
Jack Kelly - Red Ripe Tomatoes
Blind Boy Fuller - Thousand Woman Blues [sic]
Big Bill Broonzy - Come Home Early
Washboard Sam - I'm A Prowlin' Groundhog
Black Boy Shine - Coal Woman Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O'Lee Blues
Texas Alexander - Katy Crossing Blues
Roosevelt Scott - Do You Call That Right?
Yas Yas Girl - Reckless Life Blues
Brownie McGhee - Try Me One More Time
Little Bill Gaither - A Short Cut To The Grave
Champion Jack Dupree - Heavy Heart Blues
ed. by H.R. Rookmaaker
gatefold LP
notes by H.R. Rookmaaker
Fontana 682.099 TL (NL 1960)
Fontana Records discography
66b
1964
The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
LP 1:
Will Shade - I Can't Stand It (1:20) [RBF 202, Wolf 120.920] @ youtube
Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Work House Blues [OKeh 8740]
Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late [Vocalion 03623]
Furry Lewis - You Can Leave, Baby [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Sleepy John Estes - Milk Cow Blues [aka "Sloppy Drunk Blues", Victor V38614]
L'il Son Jackson - Roberta Blues [Gold Star 638]
Blind Boy Fuller - Thousand Woman [sic] Blues [OKeh 05657]
Arthur Crudup - If I Get Lucky [Bluebird B8858]
Charlie Pickett - Down The Highway [Decca 7707]
Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues [Decca 7026]
Blind Willie Johnson - Take Your Burden To The Lord [Columbia 14520-D]
Tommy McClennan - New Highway 51 [Bluebird B8499]
Blind Willie McTell - Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day [Victor 21474]
Charlie Burse - Take Your Fingers Off It (0:34) [previously unissued]
Charlie Lincoln - My Wife Drove Me From My Door [Columbia 14305-D]
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues [Columbia 14473-D]
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back To Florida [rec. January 16, 1959, Folkways FS 3822] @ youtube (3:17)
Robert Johnson - Standing At The Crossroads [aka "Cross Road Blues", Vocalion 03519]
LP 2:
Lightnin' Hopkins - One Kind Favor (0:57) [rec. January 16, 1959, previously unissued] @ youtube
Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine [Columbia 14303-D]
Furry Lewis - Warm Up [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing [OKeh 05625]
Peg Leg Howell - Coal Man Blues [Columbia 14194-D]
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama [Columbia 14632-D]
Papa Charlie Jackson - Airy Man Blues [Paramount 12219]
Skip James - Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues [Paramount 13085]
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - New How Long Blues [Vocalion 1435]
Sonny Terry & Oh Red - Harmonica Stomp [OKeh 05538]
Frank Stokes - Shiney Town Blues [Victor V38589]
Virgil Perkins - Trouble In Mind [rec. November 6, 1955, previously unissued]
Arthur Crudup - Mean Old Frisco [Bluebird 34-0704]
Brownie McGhee - Sportin' Life Blues [Alert 401]
Virgil Perkins - [washboard] Solo [rec. November 6, 1955, previously unissued]
Charlie Burse - Tippin' Round (1:27) [previously unissued]
Ham Gravy (= Washboard Sam) - Mama Don't Love It [aka "Mama Don't Allow, No. 1", Vocalion 03275]
Moochie Reeves - Key To The Highway (3:11) [previously unissued] @ youtube
compiled by Samuel B. Charters
"The Material is in part from unissued material in the author's collection, in part from material on the author's Folkways releases, and in part from early blues recordings."
"All original recordings are included in their entirety" (RBF notes), while the previously unissued tracks (Charters' "field recordings") all seem to be cut short, "some without the courtesy of a proper fadeout, some of the cuts occur mid-stanza" (Charles Radcliffe review in Blues Unlimited 30, pp. 20-21)
2 LP boxed set
notes (8-pp. booklet) by Samuel B. Charters
originally issued with same front and back cover as RF-202 (1960) but with orange lettering
RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1964)
later issued with addition "All original recordings are included in their entirety" on back cover
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1966?)
2 LP boxed set
(abbreviated) notes by Samuel B. Charters
= XTRA 1035 (UK 1966)
DLP gatefold
notes by Samuel B. Charters
= XTRA 1035 (UK 1966?)
= Fontana 982.099
2 x CDr
notes by Samuel B. Charters
= Smithsonian CD RF 202 (US 2012)
RBF discography
XTRA Records discography
67
1962
Leroy 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 (tk 2)
- 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 (tk 1)
- 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
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)
68
1963
Leroy 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 (Fr 1963)
69
1965
Leroy 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 1965)
69a
1966
Bluebird Blues 1933-46
RCA Victor LPV-518 / RCA RD-7786 track sequence:
Blind Willie McTell
- Lonesome Day Blues
- Searching The Desert For The Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
- Mean Mistreater Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Blues
- Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff °°
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Down South
- Moonshine
Tommy McClennan
- Bluebird Blues °°
- Brown Skin Girl
Sleepy John Estes
- Lawyer Clark Blues °°
- Little Laura Blues °°
Arthur Crudup
- Black Pony Blues
- Death Valley Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Jersey Belle Blues
- Crowing Rooster Blues
reissue prod. by Brad McCuen; °° = tracks not on RCA 430.701
RCA 430.701 track sequence:
Frank Stokes
- It Won't Be Long Now °°
Blind Willie McTell
- Lonesome Day Blues
- Searching The Desert For The Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
- Mean Mistreater Blues
Leroy Carr
- Ain't It A Shame °°
Big Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Blues
Curtis Jones
- Drinking And Thinking Blues °°
Curtis Jones
- School Mate Blues °°
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Down South
- Moonshine
Tommy McClennan
- Brown Skin Girl
Arthur Crudup and Joe McCoy
- Black Pony Blues
- Death Valley Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Jersey Belle Blues
- Crowing Rooster Blues
compiled by Bert Bradfield; °° = tracks not on RCA Victor LPV-518 / RCA RD-7786
notes by Lawrence Cohn
RCA Victor LPV-518 (1965)
notes by Lawrence Cohn
= RCA RD-7786 (UK 1965)
(not =) RCA 430.701 (Fr 1966) "Blue Bird Blues (1928-1942)" (Treasury Of Jazz #61)
70
1966
Symposium 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
71
1969
Favorite 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)
drawing by Rory Block
notes by Stephen Calt, Jerome Epstein, Nick Perls, Michael Stewart
Yazoo L-1015 (US 1969)
72
1970
The 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 (US 1970)
= Yazoo CD 1019 YAZ (US 1991?)
Yazoo Records discography
73a
1971
Leroy 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 (Austria 1971)
73b
1971
Blues 1920-40
LP track sequence:
LP 1
Tommy Johnson - Big Road Blues
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues
Ishman Bracey - Trouble-Hearted Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Dark Night Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Loving Talking Blues
Clifford Gibson - Drayman Blues
Bukka White - The Panama Ltd.
Jim Jackson - I'm Wild About My Loving
Furry Lewis - Dry Land Blues
Frank Stokes - T'Ain't Nobody's Business
Frank Stokes - Frank Stokes' Dream
Sleepy John Estes - The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
Sleepy John Estes - Lawyer Clark Blues
Memphis Minnie - Don't Want No Woman
LP 2
Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Blues
Memphis Jug Band - Going Back To Memphis
Memphis Jug Band - Jug Band Waltz
Gus Cannon - Viola Lee Blues
Gus Cannon - Going To Germany
Gus Cannon - Walk Right In
Daddy Stovepipe - The Spasm
Tommy McClennan - Whiskey Head Woman
Tommy McClennan - De'se My Blues
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49
Big Joe Williams - Peach Orchard Mama
Robert Petway - Catfish Blues
Robert Lockwood - Take A Little Walk With Me
LP 3
Leroy Carr - Rocks In My Bed
Leroy Carr - - Six Cold Feet In The Ground
Peetie Wheatstraw - Devil's Son-In-Law
Peetie Wheatstraw - Peetie Wheatstraw
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues - part 3
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues
Joe Pullum - Hard Working Man Blues [Bluebird B6276]
Big Bill Broonzy - Friendless Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - The Southern Blues
Tampa Red - Kingfish Blues
Robert Lee McCoy - Tough Luck
Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Schoolgirl
Sonny Boy Williamson - Early In The Morning
Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway
CD track sequence:
CD 1
Early Years of Country Blues
Tommy Johnson - Road Blues (3:18)
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues (3:37)
Ishman Bracey - Trouble-Hearted Blues (3:24)
Blind Willie McTell - Dark Night Blues (2:49)
Blind Willie McTell - Loving Talking Blues (2:34)
Clifford Gibson - Drayman Blues (2:59)
Clifford Gibson - She Rolls It Slow (2:44) °°
Bukka White - The Panama Ltd. (3:08)
Memphis Blues
Jim Jackson - I'm Wild About My Loving (3:11)
Furry Lewis - Dry Land Blues (3:05)
Frank Stokes - 'Taint Nobody's Business (3:11)
Frank Stokes - Frank Stokes' Dream (2:52)
Sleepy John Estes - The Girl I Love, She Got ... (2:56)
Sleepy John Estes - Poor John Blues (2:52) °°
Sleepy John Estes - Lawyer Clark Blues (3:09)
Son Bonds - A Hard Pill To Swallow (2:58) °°
Memphis Minnie - Don't Want No Woman (3:13)
Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Blues (3:30)
Memphis Jug Band - Going Back To Memphis (2:20)
Memphis Jug Band - Jug Band Waltz (2:49)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Viola Lee Blues (3:08)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Going To Germany (2:32)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Walk Right In (2:52)
Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah - The Spasm (2:54)
Washboard Sam & His Washboard Band - Gonna Hit The Highway (3:09) °°
CD 2
Mississippi Blues In The 30's
Tommy McClennan - Whisky Head Woman (3:00)
Tommy McClennan - Des'e My Blues (3:17)
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go (3:21)
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49 (3:12)
Big Joe Williams - Peach Orchard Mama (2:46)
Robert Petway - Catfish Blues (2:52)
Robert Lockwood - Take A Little Walk With Me (2:55)
Piano Blues
Leroy Carr - Rocks In My Bed (3:11)
Leroy Carr - Six Cold Feet In The Ground (3:06)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Devil's Son-In-Law (3:22)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Pete Wheatstraw (3:15)
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues Part 3 (3:07)
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues (2:57)
Big Maceo - Detroit Jump (2:47) °°
Joe Pullum with Andy Boy - Hard Working Man Blues (3:35)
City Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - Friendless Blues (3:22)
Big Bill Broonzy - The Southern Blues (3:32)
Tampa Red - Kingfish Blues (3:11)
Robert Lee McCoy - Tough Luck (3:04)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Schoolgirl (3:01)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Elevator Woman (2:38) °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Early In The Morning (2:58)
Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway (2:40)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right (2:54) °°
compiled by Yasufumi Higurashi, Toyo Nakamura & Hiroshi Suzuki; manufactured from Master Recordings of RCA corporation
°° CD has seven additional tracks!
3 LP folding box with 30-pp. booklet
RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp 1971)
3 LP slide-in box with 30-pp. booklet
= RCA Victor RA-9051/3 (Jp 1975)
2 CD set, notes by Hiroshi Suzuki, Toyo Nakamura, Yasufumi Higurashi, Hisamitsu Noguchi & Shoichi Yui
= RCA BVCP-8733/4 (Jp 1994) "Blues 1927-46"
2 CD set
= RCA BVCM-37530/1 (Jp 2004) "Blues 1927-46"
74
1971?
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 1971?) label's 3rd issue (without #) (Kings Of The Blues)
K.O.B. discography
75
1973
Leroy 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 (US 1973)
Yazoo Records discography
76
1973
Leroy 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 (US 1973)
Biograph Records discography
76a
1975
Blues, Boogie And Beat
LP 1: Country Blues
- Don't Ease Me In - Henry Thomas
- Need More Blues - Sleepy John Estes
- Prison Bound Blues - Leroy Carr
- Cold Winter Day - Blind Willie McTell
- Chickasaw Train Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Shack Bully Stomp - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Bad Things On My Mind - Lightnin' Hopkins
Gospel
- The Storm Is Passing Over - Blind Joe Taggart
- Chariot's Coming Down - Rev. J.C.Burnett
- Didn't It Rain - Norfork Jubilee Singers
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Selah Jubilee Singers
- God's Gonna Separate - Mahalia Jackson
- I Feel My Time Ain't Long - Blue Jay Singers
- Motherless Children Had Hard Times - Dixie Hummingbirds
LP 2: Boogie Woogie
- Pinetop's Boogie - Pinetop Smith
- Boogie Woogie Stomp - Albert Ammons
- Death Ray Boogie - Pete Johnson
- Boogie Woogie Cocktail - Andy Kirk
- Hamp's Boogie Woogie - Lionel Hampton
- Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan
- I'm Wild About You, Baby - Lightnin' Hopkins
R & B to Rock
- Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton
- Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan
- Treat Your Daddy Well - T-Bone Walker
- Talkin' All Out My Head - Little Esther
- The Ladder Of Love - The Flamingos
- Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner
- Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley
compiled by Toyo Nakamura
gatefold DLP
notes by Toyo Nakamura
MCA-3521/22 (Jp 1975)
gatefold DLP
notes by Toyo Nakamura
= MCA VIM-4636/37 (Jp 1981)
76b
1976
Blues In The Twenties
Bo Weavil Jackson - You Can't Keep No Brown
Furry Lewis - Sweet Papa Moan
Henry Thomas - Cottonfield Blues
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom - It's Tight Like That
Bertha "Chippie" Hill - Trouble In Mind
Leroy Carr - How Long How Long Blues - no. 2
Pine Top Smith - Nobody Knows You When You'r Down And Out
Henry Spaulding - Cairo Blues
Henry Brown - Stomp 'Em Down To The Bricks
Gus Cannon & Hosea Woods - Last Chance Blues
Robert Wilkins - That's No Way To Get Along
Jim Jackson - Jim Jackson's Jamboree - part 1
Jim Jackson - Jim Jackson's Jamboree - part 2
Garfield Akers - Dough Roller Blues
"Funny Paper" Smith - Howlin' Wolf Blues no. 1
notes by Toyo Nakamura
MCA MCA-3525 (Jp 1976)
76c
1977
The Blues
Volume 1: Country and City Blues
- Working Man Blues - Sleepy John Estes
- I'se Just A Bad Luck Man - Casey Bill Weldon
- Friendless Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Vitamin A - Big Joe Williams
- Mozelle Blues - Tommy McClennan
- Big Woman Blues - Johnny Temple
- When You Feel Down - Lonny Johnson
- If I Get Lucky - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- For B.B. King - T-Bone Walker
- Mercy Mama - Tampa Red
- Devil's Son-In-Law - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Black Spider Blues - Robert Lockwood Jr.
- What Have I Done - Lil Green
- My Black Name Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- She's Making A Fool Out Of Me - Washboard Sam
- You Got To Run Me Down - William 'Jazz' Gillum
Volume 2: Blues Pianists, Boogie Woogie and Blues Shouters
- Winter Time Blues - Big Maceo
- Sunny Road - Roosevelt Sykes
- Just One More Time - Walter Davis
- Rocks In My Bed - Leroy Carr
- Caught The Old Coon At Last - Memphis Slim
- Jivin' The Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Eddie's Blues - Eddie Boyd
- Chicago Breakdown - Big Maceo
- Slow And Easy Blues - Jimmy Yancey
- Cuttin' The Boogie - Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons
- Bye Bye Baby - Jimmy Rushing
- How Long How Long Blues - Big Joe Turner
- Cleanhead Blues - Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson
- Hootie Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Thirsty Mama Blues - Hot Lips Page
- Moaning The Blues - Victoria Spivey
Volume 3: When The Jazzmen Play The Blues
- Back O'Town Blues - Louis Armstrong
- Winnin' [sic] Boy Blues - Jelly Roll Morton
- Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning - Sidney Bechet
- If You See Me Comin' - Mezzrow Ladnier Quintet
- Across The Track Blues - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
- House Rent Boogie - Count Basie & His Orchestra
- After Hours - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
- Ride My Blues Away - Harlan Leonard & His Rockets
- That's The Blues Old Man - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
- Mobile Bay - Rex Stewart
- Rangoon - Cootie Williams
- A Tiny Bit Of Blues - Big Maceo
- Fats Waller's Original E Flat Blues - Fats Waller
- Low Bottom no 2 - Wild Bill Davis
- Hey Ba-Ba Re-Bop / Hamp's Boogie Woogie - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
prod. by Jean-Paul Guitier
boxed set of 3 LPs
notes by Michael Walter (translated by Don Waterhouse)
RCA PM 42039 (Fr 1977)
77
197?
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 (Austria 197?)
78
1978
Leroy 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
foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett
Magpie PY 4407 (UK 1978)
= Magpie PYCD 07
Magpie Records discography
79
1978
Let'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 (US 1978)
80
1983
Leroy 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 (UK 1983)
Matchbox Records discography
81
1986
The 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
cover artwork by Malcolm Kirton
notes by Stephen Calt 245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014
Yazoo L 1073 (US 1986)
= Yazoo CD 1073 YAZ (US 1990)
Yazoo Records discography
82
1987
Leroy 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 (NL 1987)
83
1988
Leroy 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 (Austria 1988)
Document Records discography
84
1988
Leroy 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 (Denmark 1988)
85
1989
Leroy 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 (Austria 1989)
= Best of Blues BOB10 (Austria 2004)
86
1989
Leroy 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 (Austria 1989)
= Story of the Blues CD 3538 (US 1993)
87
1989
Roots Of The Postwar Blues
- New Little Pretty Mama (Tee-Ninecy Mama) - Leroy's Buddy
- Crawling King Snake - Tony Hollins
- If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home) - Memphis Minnie
- A Hard Pill To Swallow - Son Bond
- Beer Drinking Woman - Memphis Slim
- Sweet Man Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- West Coast Blues - Walter Davis
- Mattie Mae Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Tired Of Your Low Down Ways - Leroy Carr
- Piggly Wiggly - Charlie McFadden
- My Little Machine - Sonny Boy Williamson
- First Time I Met You - Little Brother Montgomery
- Black Angel Blues - Bessie Jackson
- Renewed Love Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Rough Treatment - Bumble Bee Slim
- She Fooled Me - Washboard Sam
notes by Tom Carter [= Mike Rowe]
Swingtime/Bluetime BT 2015 (Denmark 1989)
88
1990
The Greatest in Country Blues (1927-1956)
LP 1
- High Water Everywhere - Charlie Patton
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cotton Field Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Had A Good Father And Mother - Washington Phillips
- Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- My Black Momma Part I - Son House
- Bull-Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Honey In The Rock - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- How Long - Frank Stokes
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins
LP 2
- Devil Got The Woman - Skip James
- When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
- The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
- Touch Me Light Momma - George "Bullet" Williams
- Mothers Love - Blind Joe Taggart
- Skin Man Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Levee Camp Moan Blues - Texas Alexander
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues - Bessie Tucker
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- Crazy Cryin' Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Woke Up This Morning - Roosevelt Graves
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- McAbee Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
- The Gone Dead Train - King Soloman Hill
- Hastings St. - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand
LP 3
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Bozie Sturdivant
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- How You Want It Done? - Big Bill Broonzy
- She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day - The Georgia Cotton Pickers
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Moanin' The Blues - Allen Shaw
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Jack O'Diamonds - Pete Harris
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Baby Face Leroy
- Penitentiary Blues (Pt. 1 & 2) - Smokey Hogg
- Baby How Long - Dan Pickett
- Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
- River Blues (Pt. 2) - Lowell Fulson
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
compiled by Johnny Parth
3 LP set with 24-pp. booklet notes (English and German) by Paul Oliver
RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)
3 CD set
notes by Paul Oliver
Vol. 1: 1927-1930
Vol. 2: 1927-1936
Vol. 3: 1929-1956
= Story Of Blues/Da Music 3521/3522/3523 (Austria 1992)
= Century Media SOB 3521-2/3522-2/3523-2 (1994)
3 CD set
= 1201 Music 7002-2 (US 1999)
88a
1990
Legends Of The Blues Volume One
Columbia LP C/AL 46215 track sequence:
- St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith
- Match Box Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Ain't No Tellin' - Mississippi John Hurt
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying - Blind Willie Johnson
- Pigmeat Is What I Crave - Bo Carter
- Southern Can Is Mine - Blind Willie McTell
- Low Down St. Louis Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Revenue Man Blues Patton - Charley Patton
- Stormy Night Blues - Leroy Carr
- I Believe I'll Make A Change - Josh White
- Forth Worth And Dallas Blues - Leadbelly
- Sweet Home Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues - Robert Johnson
- Truckin' My Blues Away, #2 - Blind Boy Fuller
- Spreadin' Snakes Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Nothing In Ramblin' - Memphis Minnie
- Fixin' To Die Blues - Bukka White
- Hard Day Blues - Muddy Waters
- Don't You Leave Me Here (tk 1) - Big Joe Williams
- Death Letter - Son House
SPV Blue CD SPV 91722 bonus tracks:
- Hell Hound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
- Rock Island Line - Leadbelly and The Golden Gate Quartet
original series compiled & prod. by Lawrence Cohn
notes by Paul Oliver
Columbia LP C/AL 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver
= Columbia/Legacy CD CK 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver
= CBS/Legacy CD 467245 (EU 1990)
= CBS/Sony CSCS 5323 (Jp 1990)
notes by Neil Slaven
(=) SPV Blue SPV 91722 (Germany/Poland 2008)
20 CD box set, CD 5
(=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)
89
1992
Leroy 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 1992)
= Aldabra ALB101/CD
90
1992
Leroy 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 (Austria 1992)
91
1992
Leroy 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 (Austria 1992)
92
1992
Leroy 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 (Austria 1992)
93
1992
Leroy 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 (Austria 1992)
94
1992
Leroy 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 (Austria 1992)
95
1992
Leroy 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 (Austria 1992)
96
1992
Leroy 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 (UK 1992)
Magpie Records discography
96a
1992
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950)
disc 1:
Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers - Whitehouse Blues
Aiken County String Band - High Sheriff
Frank Hutchison - The Last Scene Of The Titanic
Hersal Thomas - Suitcase Blues
Reverend J.M. Gates - Death's Black Train Is Coming
Dora Carr - Cow-Cow Blues
Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners - Washington County Fox Chase
Fiddlin' John Carson - I'm Going To Take The Train To Charlotte
Ernest V. Stoneman's Trio - Untitled
Whistler And His Jug Band - Low Down Blues
Washington Phillips - Paul & Silas In Jail
Barbecue Bob - Blind Pig Blues
Austin & Lee Allen - Chattanooga Blues
Sherman Tedder - Untitled
Dallas String Band with Coley Jones - Hokum Blues
Gladys Bentley - Worried Blues
Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues Part 1
Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues Part 2
South Georgia Highballers - Blue Grass Twist
Charlie Bowman And His Brothers - Moonshiner And His Money
Clarence Green - Johnson City Blues
Reverend Johnny Blakey assisted by The Sanctified Singers - Warming By The Devil's Fire
Papa Too Sweet & Harry Jones - (Honey) It's Tight Like That
Mississippi John Hurt - Big Leg Blues
Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Hallelujah
disc 2:
Hershel Brown and His Happy Five - Liberty
Mamie Smith - My Sportin' Man
Blues Birdhead - Mean Low Blues
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - C.C. & O. Blues
The Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers - Ortonville
Slim Doucet - Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs)
Roosevelt Sykes - Roosevelt Blues
The Hokum Boys - Gin Mill Blues
Joe Falcon acc. by Clemo Breaux & Ophy Breaux - Osson
W.T. Narmour & S.W. Smith - Sweet Milk And Peaches (Breakdown)
Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers With Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen - Soldier's Joy
Whistlin' Alex Moore - They May Not Be My Toes
Mississippi Sheiks - The Jazz Fiddler
Lonnie Johnson - I Have To Do My Time
Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton - Lonesome Frisco Line
Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland - Back To The Blue Ridge
Buster Carter & Preston Young - Darn Good Girl
Bo Carter - West Jackson Blues
Lonnie Johnson & Violet Green - You Had Too Much
Silver Leaf Quartet - Oh! Glory Glory
Freeny's Barn Dance Band - Don't You Remember The Time
Pelican Wildcats - Walkin' Georgia Rose
Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues
Tindley Quaker City Gospel Singers - Hallelujah Side
Will Batts - Highway # 61 Blues
disc 3:
W. Lee O'Daniel & Lightcrust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song # 1
W. Lee O'Daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider)
W. Lee O'Daniel & Lightcrust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song # 2
Blind Willie (McTell) - Bell Street Lightnin' @ youtube
Charlie Patton - Jersey Bull Blues @ youtube
Walter Roland - Every Morning Blues
Blue Ridge Ramblers - D Blues
Breaux Freres - La Valse Des Yeux Bleus
Bessie Jackson - Skin Game Blues
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell - Good Woman Blues @ youtube
Pinewood Tom (Josh White) - Sissy Man
The Rhythm Wreckers - Blue Yodel # 2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)
The Anglin Twins - Just Inside The Pearly Gates
Bumble Bee Slim - Hard Rocks In My Bed
The Two Charlies - Tired Feelin' Blues
Eldon Baker And His Brown County Revelers - One Eyed Sam
A'nt Idy Harper And The Coon Creek Girls - Poor Naomi Wise
Kid Prince Moore - South Bound Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - C & A Blues
George Curry - My Last Five Dollars
The Nite Owls - Memphis Blues
The Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Pourquoi tu m'aime pas
Reverend Benny Campbell - Have Mercy On Me
Albert Ammons - Shout For Joy
Jack Kelly - Flower Blues
Bob Clifford - Onion Eating Mama
Callahan Bros. - Brown's Ferry Blues # 2
Little Buddy Doyle - Slick Capers Blues
Bill McKinley (Jazz Gillum) - Poor Boy Blues
disc 4:
Frank Edwards - We Got To Get Together
Sweet Violet Boys - You Got To See Mama Every Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)
The Humbard Family - I'll Fly Away
Tony Hollins - Cross Cut Saw Blues
Peter Cleighton (Clayton) - Black Snake Blues
Black Cats And The Kitten - Step It Up And Go
Bob And Randall Atcher - Papa's Going Crazy, Mama's Going Mad
Adolf Hofner And His San Antonians - Cotton-Eyed Joe
Poor Boy Burke - Old Vets Blues
Little Son Joe - Black Rat Swing
Big Maceo Merriweather - Maceo Special
The Light Crust Doughboys with J.B. Brinkley - It's Funny What Love Will Make You Do
Hank Penny And His Radio Cowboys - Army Blues
James "Beal Street" Clark - Who But You
Homer Harris - Tomorrow May Be Too Late
McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) - Burying Ground Blues
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys - Goodbye Old Pal
Gene Autry - Dixie Cannonball
Bill Landford & The Landfordaires - Run On For A Long Time
(Big) Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go
Sister Myrtle Fields acc. by The Austin McCoy Trio - I'm Toiling
Willie "Boodle It" Right - Two By Four Blues
Bailes Bros. - You Can't Go Halfway (And Get In)
Molly O'Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks - Heaven's Radio
Rosetta Howard - Plow Hand Blues
Memphis Seven - Grunt Meat Blues
Deep South Boys - Until I Found The Lord
Brother Porter & Brother Cook - I Know My Jesus Won't Deny Me
compiled by Lawrence Cohn
4 disc set
notes by Lawrence Cohn and Pete Welding
Columbia Legacy 47911/47912-15 (US 1992)
20 CD box set 
(=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014)
98
1992
Leroy 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 (UK 1992)
Magpie Records discography
99
1994
Leroy 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 (Switzerland 1994)
100
199?
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 (tk 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 (tk 1)
- Love Makin' Mama (tk 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 tk)
James 'Jack Of All Trades' McCain (1945)
- Good Mr. Roosevelt
Montana Taylor (1946)
- Lowdown Bugle (tk 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)
notes by Dr. Guido van Rijn
Document DOCD 5411 (Austria 199?)
101
1995
Leroy 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 (Austria 1995)
102
1995
Leroy 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 1995)
103
1996
Leroy 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 (1996)
104
1996
The 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 Red - 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
prod. by Don Kent & Richard Nevins; remastered (directly from original 78s) by Richard Nevins
notes by Don Kent
Yazoo CD 2018 (US 1996)
Yazoo Records discography
105
1997
Leroy 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 1997)
106
1998
Leroy 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 (UK 1998)
107
1998
Leroy 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 1998)
Catfish (UK) discography
108
1999
Broke, Black And Blue
An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities
disc 1:
Up Country Blues
- Barrel House Blues - Ed Andrews
- Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney
- Sun Brimmers Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Dry Bone Shuffle - Blind Blake
- Up Country Blues - DeFord Bailey
- Dead Drunk Blues - Sippie Wallace
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long 'Cleve' Reed
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name - Barbecue Bob
- Bo Lita - Kid Brown
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - William & Versey Smith
- Church Bells Blues - Luke Jordan
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
- Midnight Blues - Bill Moore
- Fare Thee Blues - Johnnie Head
- My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
- What's The Matter Blues - Frank Stokes
- School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- TC Johnson Blues - T. C. Johnson
disc 2:
Broke & Hungry Blues
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacey
- No More Women Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander
- How Long, How Long Blues - Willie Jackson
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Chicken Wilson Blues - Chicken Wilson
- Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Funny Feathers - Victoria Spivey
- Pitchin' Boogie - William Ezell
- Mr- Devil Blues - Jed Davenport
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins
- Poor Man Blues - Henry Townsend
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- Trinity River Blues - T-Bone Walker
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Long Ways from Home - Louise Johnson
- Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
- Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
disc 3:
Good Whiskey Blues
- Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Never Mind Blues - Georgia Boyd
- Twelves (Dirty Dozens) - Kokomo Arnold
- Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
- That's What My Baby Likes - Bessie Jackson
- Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Cold Blooded Murder, No.2 - Bumble Bee Slim
- Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ashes In My Whiskey - Walter Davis
- It's Cold in China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Jockey Blues - Jazz Gillum
- Prisoner Blues - George Clarke
- Back Door Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Hard Scufflin' Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Jersey Belle Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me - Tommy McClennan
disc 4:
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
- East St.Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe
- Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown
- Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown
- Low Land Blues - Lee Brown
- Round The World Blues - Lee Brown
- Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon
- Fast Life - Jimmie Gordon
- Mistreated Blues - Jimmie Gordon
- I Ain't Like That No More - Jimmie Gordon
- Chain Gang Blues - Johnny Temple
- Yum, Yum, Yum - Johnny Temple
- My Baby's Acting Funny - Jimmie Gordon
- It's Time To Go - Jimmie Gordon
- That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Jimmie Gordon
- Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Jimmie Gordon
- I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Johnny Temple
- Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Johnny Temple
- Dixie Flyer - Johnny Temple
- Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Johnny Temple
- Rhythm Mama - Johnny Temple
- New Little Girl, Little Girl - Lee Brown
4 CD set
40-pp. booklet by Joop Visser
Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)
109
2001
Leroy 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 (UK 2001)
110
2001
Prison 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 (UK 2001)
Catfish (UK) discography
111
2001
P-Vine Presents 21 Blues Giants: Leroy Carr
- How Long - How Long Blues
- Tennessee Blues
- Mean Old Train Blues
- Low Down Dirty Blues
- Baby, Don't You Love Me No More
- Prison Bound Blues
- Gambler's Blues
- Naptown Blues
- Love Hides All Faults
- Gettin' All Wet
- Rainey Day Blues
- Unknown
- Papa Wants A Cookie
- Alabama Women Blues
- Low Down Dog Blues
- Lonesome Night
P-Vine PCD 3744 (Jp 2001)
112
2002
The 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 (US 2002)
113
2004
Leroy 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 (US 2004)
113a
2004
Back To The Crossroads - The Roots of Robert Johnson
Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues (3:06)
Kokomo Arnold - Old Original Kokomo Blues (2:55)
Bumble Bee Slim - Cruel Hearted Woman (2:49)
Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll And Tumble Blues (3:04)
Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues (3:09)
Mississippi Sheiks - Sitting On Top Of The World (3:16)
Mississippi Jook Band - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp (2:38)
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman (3:00)
Son House - My Black Mama, Pt. 1 (3:09)
Blind Blake - Georgia Bound (3:23)
Leroy Carr - When The Sun Goes Down (2:58)
Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues (3:09)
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Your Enemy Cannot Harm You [as Rev. E.W. Clayborn] (3:02)
Johnnie Temple - Lead Pencil Blues (3:06)
Skip James - 22-20 Blues (2:52)
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Dry Southern Blues (2:5()
Scrapper Blackwell - Kokomo Blues (3:04)
Tampa Red - Things 'bout Coming My Way (3:28)
Peetie Wheatstraw - King Of Spades (3:08)
Harlem Hamfats - Oh Red (2:38)
Charley Patton - You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die (2:58)
Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues (3:10)
Son House - Preachin' The Blues (3:03)
prod. by Elijah Wald; remastered from original 78 recordings by Richard Nevins
cover illustration by Robert Van Nutt
Yazoo CD 2070 (US 2004)
Yazoo Records discography
114
2005
Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 3
2006 Calendar with free CD
CD and Calendar contents:
- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- Love My Stuff - Charley Patton
- M&O Blues - Willie Brown
- He Calls That Religion - Mississippi Sheiks
- Champagne Charlie's My Name - Blind Blake
- Lost Man Blues - Ida Cox
- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- War Time Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ma Rainey
- Skoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Guitar Boogie - Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Christmas In Jail - Leroy Carr
Supplementary CD tracks:
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- How You Want Your Rollin' Done - Louie Lasky
- Married Woman Blues - George Torey
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James
restored by Richard Nevins
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 3 (rel. 2005, for 2006)
Blues Images CD BIM-103 (US 2005) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 3 (for 2006)
180 g LP
(=) Hi Horse Records HHO #3 (US 2015) (no calendar!)
HHO #3 @ Blues Images
Blues Images calendar discography
115
2008
Leroy 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 by Max Haymes; 95 sides; remastered; annotated discography
4 CD box set
notes by Max Haymes
JSP JSPCD 77104 (UK 2008)
116
2008
Leroy 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 (Austria 2008)
117
2011
Leroy Carr: When The Sun Goes Down 1934-1941
with Scrapper Blackwell, also featuring Bumble Bee Slim, Bill Gaither, Stovepipe No. 1, Elzadie Robinson, Roosevelt Sykes, Tampa Red
disc 1:
- 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
- Hard Hearted Papa
- You Left Me Crying
- You Left Me Crying
- Broken Hearted Woman
- Evil-Hearted Woman
- Evil-Hearted Woman
- Good Woman Blues
- Hustler's Blues
- Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues
- You've Got Me Grieving
- Lonesome Man Blues
- Lonesome Man Blues
disc 2:
- Bread Baker
- Tight Time Blues
- Longing For My Sugar
- The Stuff Is Here (And It's Mellow)
- Black Wagon Blues
- Shinin' Pistol
- Arlena
- Arlena
- It's Too Short
- It's Too Short
- My Good For Nothin' Gal
- Suicide Blues
- Suicide Blues
- Rozetta Blues
- Rozetta Blues
- Church House Blues
- 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
disc 3:
Bumble Bee Slim and Bill Gaither
- Stepchild
- New Mean Mistreater Blues
- Bleeding Heart Blues
- Tired Of Your Low Down Nasty Ways
- Good Evening Blues
- Good Woman Blues
- Bricks In My Pillow
- The Death Of Leroy Carr
- Smoky Mountain Blues
- How Long How Long Blues
- You Don't Mean Me No Good
- Prison Bound Blues
- Last Respects
- New When The Sun Goes Down
- Past And Gone
- After The Sun's Gone Down
- You Done Showed Your DBA
- How Long Baby How Long
- LandN Blues
- Stony Lonesome Graveyard
- Life Of Leroy Carr
- Georgia Barrel House
- Old Rainy Day Blues
- Bad Luck Child's Request
disc 4:
Friends Of Leroy Carr
- A Woman Gets Tired Of The Same Man All The Time
- Going South Blues
- Hurry Down Sunshine And See What Tomorrow Brings
- The Snitcher's Blues
- Bound To Be A Monkey
- Special Delivery Blues
- Little Sow Blues
- Winter Blues
- Chicago Moan Blues
- Cold Rocks Was My Pillow
- Leaving Blues
- Don't You Love Your daddy No More
- Daddy, What You Going To Do?
- How Long, How Long Blues
- How Long, How Long
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Graveyard Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More
- Tired As I Can Be
- Shady Lane
- Love In Vain
- Where Were You Last Night?
- Prisoner Bound
- My Old Pal Blues
compiled by Max Haymes; 91 sides; remastered; annotated discography
4 CD box set
notes by Max Haymes
JSP JSPCD 77125 (UK 2011)
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
- Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 161
- Lawrence Davies' allthirteenkeys blog
- 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
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Alan Balfour, Luigi Monge, Peter Sh. Lehnardt, John Clarke, Max Hoeffner, Marc van Vuren, Paul Swinton, Paul Vernon, Mitsunori Kamiya and Connor Montgomery for additional info / scans
source: Front cover of The Blues Collection # 86
"Two of the giants of urban blues meet at the RCA Victor Recording Studios in Camden, New Jersey, about 1934.
Tampa Red is on the left; Leroy Carr on the right"
source: Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 161 ("Frank Driggs collection")