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Leroy Carr

1905 - 1935

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Leroy Carr (March 27, 1904 or 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leroy Carr is the 2,018th most popular singer (down from 1,913th in 2019), the 11,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,275th in 2019) and the 554th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Leroy Carr ranks 2,018 out of 4,381. Before him are Rim Banna, Sheb Wooley, Howard Jones, Liv Kristine, Rita Ora, and Sergej Ćetković. After him are Big Pun, Patricia Janečková, Katy Garbi, Seven, Mark Murphy, and Radojka Šverko.

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Among people born in 1905, Leroy Carr ranks 381. Before him are Leni Junker, Tex Ritter, Pentti Haanpää, Oleg Zhakov, Tommy Flowers, and Jule Styne. After him are Constant Lambert, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Mulk Raj Anand, John Hoyt, Ivan Artobolevsky, and Fidel LaBarba. Among people deceased in 1935, Leroy Carr ranks 146. Before him are Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, Paolo Orsi, Patricio Arabolaza, Charles Kingsford Smith, Junior Durkin, and Ivar Otto Bendixson. After him are Edwin Arlington Robinson, Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, Alice Dunbar Nelson, and Jay Gould II.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leroy Carr ranks 11,047 out of 20,380. Before him are Diamond Dallas Page (1956), Howard Jones (1970), Mark Hanna (1837), Raymond Thorne (1887), Rob Kardashian (1987), and Herbert H. Lehman (1878). After him are Joe Fulks (1921), Barbara Crampton (1958), Abigail Breslin (1996), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Lewis Black (1948), and Cobi Jones (1970).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Leroy Carr ranks 554. Before him are Benji Madden (1979), Doc Pomus (1925), Patty Smyth (1957), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Sheb Wooley (1921), and Howard Jones (1970). After him are Big Pun (1971), Mark Murphy (1932), Anita Baker (1958), Little Willie John (1937), Jackson C. Frank (1943), and Eddie Money (1949).

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