Leroy Carr
id:
leroy-carr-206-9985642
title:
Leroy Carr
text:
Leroy Carr was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. Music historian Elijah Wald has called him "the most influential male blues singer and songwriter of the first half of the 20th century". He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", his debut recording released by Vocalion Records in 1928.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
American singer, songwriter and pianist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Carr
date created:
2005-10-31T04:10:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T17:01:37Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q729444","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q729444"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
15