Are you up for the blues?

Leroy Carr, an alcohol addict, got into a fight with his musical partner, Scrapper Blackwell, while recording on 25 February 1935.

Two months later (April 1935), Carr died of nephritis. Blackwell was shot and killed in a 1962 mugging.

#JukeboxFridayNight #RockNRollHeaven #ScrapperBlackwell #LeroyCarr

Scrapper Blackwell, "My Old Pal Blues" (7 July 1935)

"Hes done singing,
He's done playing,
You'll never hear his voice no more …"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7LdraZSzYs

Of course you cannot have rock with blues, so let's go back in time –

Leroy Carr, "Rocks In My Bed" (1935)

#RocksAndMineralsTunes #JukeboxFridayNight #PianoBlues #LeroyCarr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtiznOtesss

I'll also put in for Leroy Carr (vocals, piano) and Scrapper Blackwell (guitar) –

Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell, "Sloppy Drunk Blues" (Sep 1930)

#music #LeroyCarr #ScrapperBlackwell #GenreOfTheWeek #ChicagoBlues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlHVCdeqP8k