Barbara Carr
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Barbara Jean Carr, born Barbara Crosby on January 9, 1941 in St. Louis, was an American blues singer who began her career singing in a gospel choir and later formed The Crosby Sisters. In her teens, she joined Comets Combo and later The Petites, opening for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Through her marriage, she met saxophonist Oliver Sain and signed with Chess Records in 1966, releasing singles like "Donât Knock Love" and "I Canât Stop Now". Carr took a hiatus to raise her children but returned to music around 1970. She founded Bar-Car Records in 1982, releasing Good Woman Go Bad (1989). In 1997, she signed with Ecko Records and released albums like Footprints on the Ceiling, establishing her as a Southern soul-blues artist. Carr received two Living Blues Awards for Female Blues Artist of the Year and was nominated for Blues Music Awards in 2013 and 2014.
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- Juke Joint Jumpin'
- Heart You Break
- Tonight Your Love Belongs to Me
- Good Woman Go Bad
- It's Only You
- Number 2
- Cuttin' Up Sideways
- After She's Gone
- Shaggin' Down in Carolina by Roy Roberts
- Keep The Fire Burning
- I Got The Blues
- Shaggin' Down in Carolina
- Back Together Again
- No Getting Over Me
- Moment of Weakness
- Savvy Woman
- We Have The Key
- Relight the Fire
- Don't Knock Love
- Blue Collar Man
- A Woman Can Feel
- How Long
- Come On Home
- Don't Let Our Love Slip Away by Barbara Carr
