Leon Carr

Leon Carr (June 10, 1910 – March 27, 1976) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist and conductor. He developed some famed marketing jingles used in advertisements, including for Mounds candy ("Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut..."), Chevrolet ("See the U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet"), and the "Bert the Turtle" theme song for the nuclear public education awareness film Duck and Cover.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 12, 1910 (Allentown), Died March 27, 1976 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-054672	10-in.	8/1/1940	Off the record	Bob Chester Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-068813	10-in.	12/26/1941	Your socks don't match	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	E0VB-5821	10-in.	10/20/1950	Cranberry kisses and strawberry hugs	Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0896	10-in.	5/22/1947	Take a little off the top	Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group, comic dialogue and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2818	10-in.	12/17/1947	A man could be a wonderful thing	Marcy Lutes ; Ray McKinley ; Ray McKinley Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-3072	10-in.	12/29/1947	A man could be a wonderful thing	Hall Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz septet	composer
Victor	D9VB-1221	10-in.	3/29/1949	I'm not too sure of my l'amour	Ray McKinley Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Decca	DLA 1014	10-in.	11/5/1937	Frisco fog-3	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		arranger

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carr, Leon," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/307332.

Carr, Leon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/307332.

"Carr, Leon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.