How Long - How Long Blues / My Own Lonesome Blues

by Leroy Carr

How Long - How Long Blues / My Own Lonesome Blues cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: August 1928
  • Label: Vocalion
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pairing a sophisticated, urbane piano style with smooth, melancholic vocals, this massively influential side shifted the blues away from its harsh, rural Delta origins. The prominent use of Scrapper Blackwell's single-string guitar counterpoint created a highly polished, interactive duet format. The recording's success established a refined template that dominated the pre-war Chicago blues scene.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. How Long - How Long Blues
  2. My Own Lonesome Blues

Credits

  • Leroy Carr - primary artist, solo vocal, piano, written-by
  • Scrapper Blackwell - acoustic guitar

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