One of the great pianists and songsmiths of prewar blues, Carr managed to record lots of influential sides with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell before alcoholism took his life at age 30. Here are 4 CDs of their key cuts: Blues Before Sunrise; How Long, How Long Blues; Prison Bound Blues; Lonesome Nights; the Dirty Dozen; Mean Mistreater Mama; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; That's All Right for You, and more!
25 There Ain\X{2019}T Nobody Got It Like She Got It
- Disc 2 -
1 That\X{2019}S All Right for You
2 Wrong Man Blues
3 Naptown Blues
4 The New How Long Blues
5 Love Rides All
6 I Know That I\X{2019}Ll Be Blue
7 Gettin\X{2019} All Wet
8 Rainy Day Blues
9 Blue with the Blues
10 Just Worryin\X{2019} Blues
11 Baby You Done Put That Thing on Me
12 I Won\X{2019}T Miss You When You\X{2019}Re Gone
13 Don\X{2019}T You Get Tired
14 I\X{2019}M Going Back to Tennessee
15 Christmas in Jail
16 Prison Cell Blues
17 That\X{2019}S Tellin\X{2019} \X{2018}Em
18 Papa Wants a Cookie
19 Memphis Town
20 Don\X{2019}T Say Goodbye
21 I Ain\X{2019}T Got No God
22 Goodbye Blues
23 The Dirty Dozen
24 Workhouse Blues
- Disc 3 -
1 Let\X{2019}S Make Up and Be Friends Again
2 Let\X{2019}S Disagree
3 Sloppy Drunk Blues
4 Hard Times Done Drove Me to Drink
5 Long Road Blues
6 Jail Cell Blues
7 Four Day Rider
8 Alabama Women Blues
9 Papa\X{2019}S on the House Top
10 Carried Water for the Elephant
11 Low Down Dog Blues
12 Nineteen Thirty One Blues
13 Love Crying Blues
14 Papa\X{2019}S Got Your Water on
15 Big House Blues
16 How Long, How Long Blues Part 2
17 What More Can I Do
18 Papa Wants to Knock a Jug
19 How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
20 Quittin\X{2019} Papa
21 Lonesome Nights
22 I Keep the Blues
- Disc 4 -
1 Gone Mother Blues
2 Midnight Hour Blues
3 Moonlight Blues
4 The Depression Blues
5 Mean Mistreater Mama
6 Mean Mistreater Mama
7 Mean Mistreater Mama No 2
8 Court Room Blues
9 Hurry Down Blues
10 Corn Licker Blues
11 Hold Them Puppies
12 Shady Lane Blues
13 Blues She Gave Me
14 You Can\X{2019}T Run My Business No More
15 Blues Before Sunrise
16 Blues Before Sunrise
17 Ain\X{2019}T Got No Money Now
18 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
19 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
20 Stormy Night Blues
21 Take a Walk Round the Corner
22 Baby Come Back to Me
23 Blue Night Blues
24 My Woman\X{2019}S Gone Wrong
One of the great pianists and songsmiths of prewar blues, Carr managed to record lots of influential sides with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell before alcoholism took his life at age 30. Here are 4 CDs of their key cuts: Blues Before Sunrise; How Long, How Long Blues; Prison Bound Blues; Lonesome Nights; the Dirty Dozen; Mean Mistreater Mama; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; That's All Right for You, and more!
