It's a substantial and comprehensive showcase for the work and talents of one of the genre's true greats.

Leroy Carr was one of the most important of all the early blues singers and songwriters. Music historian Elijah Wald called him 'the most influential male blues singer and songwriter of the first half of the 20th century'. He was a pianist and singer, developing a distinctive and sophisticated laid-back style with a hip urban feel that was different from most of his country blues contemporaries. Working for much of his career with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell, he produced a substantial body of work in a few short years - his impact and influence is made all the more extraordinary by the fact that he succumbed to the effects of alcohol addiction in 1935 at the age of 31. This 130-track 6-CD collection comprises just about all his releases on the Vocalion and Bluebird labels, plus some titles that were not released at the time, and featuring many performances with Scrapper Blackwell, plus some with Josh White. It includes famous compositions like 'How Long, How Long Blues', 'Blues Before Sunrise', 'Papa's On The House Top', 'When The Sun Goes Down', 'Midnight Hour Blues', 'Shady Lane Blues', 'Hurry Down Sunshine' and more. It's a substantial and comprehensive showcase for the work and talents of one of the genre's true greats.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• My Own Lonesome Blues
• How Long, How Long Blues
• Broken Spoke Blues
• Tennessee Blues
• Mean Old Train Blues
• Low Down Dirty Blues
• Truthful Blues
• You Got To Reap What You Sow
• How Long, How Long Blues No. 2
• Prison Bound Blues
• Think Of Me Thinkin Of You
• How About Me
• Baby, Don't You Love Me No More
• Tired Of Your Low Down Ways
• How Long, How Long Blues No. 3
• You Don't Mean Me No Good
• Straight Alky Blues
• Straight Alky Blues Pt.2
• Truth About That Thing
• Naptown Blues
• That's All Right For You
• Wrong Man Blues

Disc 2:

• Gambler's Blues
• There Ain't Nobody Got It Like She's Got It
• Just Worryin' Blues
• Gettin' All Wet
• Christmas In Jail
• Prison Cell Blues
• Love Hides All Faults
• New How Long, How Long Blues
• Workhouse Blues
• Dirty Dozen
• I'm Going Back To Tennessee
• Don't You Get Tired Of Riding That Same Train
• Rainy Day Blues
• I Won't Miss You When You're Gone
• Goodbye Blues
• That's Tellin' 'Em
• Lifeboat Blues
• Blue With The Blues
• I Know That I'll Be Blue
• Baby, You Done Put That Thing On Me
• Memphis Town

Disc 3:

• Don't Say Goodbye
• Sloppy Drunk Blues
• Hard Times Done Drove Me To Drink
• Four Day Rider
• Alabama Woman Blues
• I Ain't Got No Gal
• Papa Wants A Cookie
• Long Road Blues
• Jail Cell Blues
• New How Long, How Long Blues Pt.2
• Big House Blues
• Papa's On The House Top
• Carried Water For The Elephant
• Low Down Dog Blues
• Nineteen Thirty One Blues
• Let's Disagree
• Let's Make Up And Be Friends Again
• Papa's Got Your Water On
• Love Crying Blues
• Papa Wants To Knock A Jug
• What More Can I Do
• Depression Blues

Disc 4:

• Moonlight Blues
• Gone Mother Blues
• Midnight Hour Blues
• I Keep The Blues
• Lonesome Nights
• Quittin' Papa
• How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
• Mean Mistreater Mama
• Blues Before Sunrise
• You Can't Run My Business No More
• Blues She Gave To Me
• Hurry Down Sundown
• Corn Likker Blues
• Hold Them Puppies
• Court Room Blues
• Mean Mistreater Mama #2
• Shady Lane Blues
• Sometimes I Feel Lika A Motherless Child
• Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard
• Barrel House Woman
• Barrel House Woman No.2

Disc 5:

• I Believe I'll Make A Change
• It's Too Short
• I Long For My Sugar
• Baby Come Back To Me
• Cruel Woman Blues
• Stormy Night Blues
• My Woman's Gone Wrong
• I Ain't Got No Money Now
• Don't Start No Stuff
• Bo Bo Stomp
• Take A Walk Around The Corner
• Georgia Street Blues
• Hustler's Blues
• Tight Time Blues
• Black Wagon Blues
• Shining Pistol Blues
• Muddy Water
• Southbound Blues
• My Good For Nothin' Gal
• Eleven Twenty Nine Blues
• Florida Bound Blues
• Blue Night Blues
• Good Woman Blues

Disc 6:

• Bread Baker Blues
• Big Four Blues
• You Got Me Grieving
• Hard Hearted Papa
• You Left Me Cryin'
• Broken Hearted Man
• Evil Hearted Woman
• Lonesome Man Blues
• The Stuff Is Here (And It's Mellow)
• Arlena
• Suicide Blues
• Bozetta Blues
• Church House Blues
• When The Sun Goes Down
• Ain't It A Shame
• Rocks In My Bed
• Big Four Blues
• Bad Luck All The Time
• Just A Rag
• Six Cold Feet In The Ground
• Going Back Home

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Language: English

Run Time: 432 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/13/26

UPC: 824046601225