Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) 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. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", his debut recording released by Vocalion Records in 1928.
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Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer
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Alex Hill
American musician
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Cow Cow Davenport
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
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Guitar Pete Franklin
American blues singer, musician, and songwriter
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Shirley Griffith
American blues singer and guitarist
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
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Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Bumble Bee Slim
American Piedmont blues musician
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Eddie Durham
American musician
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Joe Pullum
American Texas blues singer and songwriter
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Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist
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Blind Leroy Garnett
musical artist
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Lucille Bogan
American blues singer
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Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
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Rob Cooper
musical artist
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Arnold Wiley
American pianist (1898-1964)
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Peetie Wheatstraw
American country blues musician
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Charles Thompson
American pianist
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Ida May Mack
musical artist
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Fannie May Goosby
American singer
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Don Byas
American musician
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Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
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Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist
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Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975)
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Tom Delaney
African American blues and jazz songwriter, pianist and singer
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Memphis Jug Band
band
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Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist
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Joe Falcon
American accordionist
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Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
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Cléoma Falcon
American musician
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Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Blind Blake
American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist
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Marshal Royal
American musician
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Bo Carter
American early blues musician
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Willie Love
American Delta blues pianist
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Lottie Kimbrough
American country blues singer
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Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Tadd Dameron
American pianist
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Sam Taylor
American jazz and blues saxophonist
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Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist
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Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Walter Davis
African American blues singer and pianist
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Singleton Palmer
American musician
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Gus Cannon
American blues musician
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Art Rupe
American music industry executive
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Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter