{"name":"Leroy Carr","title":"Leroy Carr","id":663,"slug":"leroy-carr","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/663/?format=json","bio_short":"Leroy Carr (27 March 1905 – 29 April 1935) was an American <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/blues\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">blues</a> singer, songwriter  and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/pianist\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">pianist</a> who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced artists like <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Nat+King+Cole\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Nat King Cole</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ray+Charles\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ray Charles</a>. He first became famous for &quot;How Long, How Long Blues&quot; on Vocalion Records in 1928 for which he wrote the music.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/LeroyCarr.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":951,"title":"How long blues","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/how-long-blues/"}]}