Leroy Carr (March 27, 1904 or 1905 – April 29, 1935 Nashville) was an American bluessinger, 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.

Carr had a severe alcohol addiction. His last recording session was held in Chicago on February 25, 1935, in which the reportedly temperamental Blackwell stormed out before the session was finished and Carr recorded his final song, “Six Cold Feet in the Ground”, as a solo.

Two months after the session, and a month after his 30th birthday, he died of nephritis and was buried in Floral Park Cemetery in Indianapolis.