Leonard Caston
Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston (June 2, 1917 – August 22, 1987) was an American blues pianist and guitarist. He is best noted for the tracks "Blues at Midnight" and "I'm Gonna Walk Your Log". |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 2, 1917 (Sumrall), Died August 22, 1987 (Minneapolis)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, piano, vocalist, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-049463 | 10-in. | 11/15/1940 | Minute and hours blues | Five Breezes | Male vocal quintet, with guitar and cano | composer | |
Victor | D6AB-1816 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Reckless rider blues | Jazz Gillum | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1817 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Fast woman blues | Jazz Gillum | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1818 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | All in all blues | Jazz Gillum | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1819 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Keep on sailing | Jazz Gillum | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1820 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Look on yonder wall | Jazz Gillum | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1821 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Long razor blues | Jazz Gillum | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1822 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | That's my gal | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1823 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Tonight | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1824 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Living in a different world | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1825 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Sunny road | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | D6AB-1838 | 10-in. | 2/22/1946 | Drifting | Memphis Jimmy | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-0304 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | Things ain't like they use to be | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar and traps | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0305 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | Oh! Me! Oh! My! Blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar and traps | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0306 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | Just one more time | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar and traps | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0307 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | It's been so long | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar and traps | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0308 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | Bobby sox blues | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0309 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | Kilroy is in town | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0310 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | BVD blues | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0311 | 10-in. | 2/5/1947 | I'm her honey dripper | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0312 | 10-in. | 2/12/1947 | Farewell night life | John Sellers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0313 | 10-in. | 2/12/1947 | Let me be your sidetrack | John Sellers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0314 | 10-in. | 2/12/1947 | Mama, what you gonna do | John Sellers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-0315 | 10-in. | 2/12/1947 | Play around with my head | John Sellers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Chess | 7776 | 10-in. | 1/25/1954 | Thunder bird | Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Caston, Leonard," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201691.
Caston, Leonard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201691.
"Caston, Leonard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Caston, Leonard, 1917-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90015240
Wikidata: Leonard Caston - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6525168
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17411216
MusicBrainz: Leonard Caston - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a0204fcc-78c1-4d1a-8ddb-adb81174864f
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