Leroy Dallas (December 24, 1909 – September, 1967) Leroy is probably remembered for his more notable tracks Good Morning Blues and Jump Little Children, Jump, both recorded in1948. He worked with both Brownie McGhee and Frank Edwards and recorded eight tracks under his own name between 1948 and 1962. 

Music wasn’t kind to Leroy and he settled in Brooklyn, New York, in 1943, where he worked as a waiter, a stevedore, a truck driver, and porter. By 1946, Brownie McGhee had become a sought-after session guitarist in New York, through his connections, Brownie arranged for Leroy to record some of his own material on the Sittin' in With label. At the first of these sessions in October 1948, Leroy recorded a version of Good Morning, School Girl; probably for copyright reasons his version was called Good Morning Blues. He also recorded two other tracks, I'm down now, but I won't be down always and Jump little children, jump, which were released as singles. 

By now Leroy was noted as a capable guitarist and an expressive singer, but it was not until January 1962 that the blues historian Pete Welding arranged for him to record two more tracks, Sweet man Blues and one of my personal favourites, She caught the M&O. After these recordings he retired from the music. Leroy died in September 1967 in Brooklyn, New York.  

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