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Leroy Carr

The word “metropolitan blues” is normally put on post-World War II blues band music, but among the forefathers from the genre in its pre-electric format was pianist Leroy Carr. Teamed using the exemplary guitarist Scrapper Blackwell in Indianapolis, Carr became among the best blues superstars of his time, composing and …

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