Leroy Dallas

Leroy Dallas (December 24, 1909 – September, 1967) He travelled widely in the Deep South in the 1930s and 1940s. Dallas teamed up with Frank Edwards and Georgia Slim for a while, and he also played solo on the streets of Chicago. Around 1940, he and Edwards performed on the radio program Major Bowes Amateur Hour. It was released as a single, backed with "I'm Going Away", by Sittin' in With Records. 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. On these New York recordings, Dallas sang and played the guitar, backed by McGhee on guitar, Wilbert Ellis on piano, and (probably) Gene Ramey on double bass. The last two songs he recorded, which were not released at the time, are included on the compilation album Ramblin' on My Mind.

His recordings have been issued on several blues compilation albums, including his "Your Sweet Man's Blues" on Blues Roots Vol. 2 : Blues All Around My Bed (1983). In 1994, all eight of his recorded songs were included on the Ralph Willis' compilation album Ralph Willis: Complete Recordings Vol. 2 (1950–1953), issued by Document Records.

The American indie rock band Jump, Little Children, took its name from the Dallas song, which in itself was covered by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

Discography Singles Year Title Record label 1948 "I'm Down Now, but I Won't Be Down Always" / "Jump Little Children, Jump" Sittin' in With 522 1948 "Good Morning Blues" / "I'm Going Away" Sittin' in With 526 1949 "Your Sweet Man's Blues" / " Baby Please Don't Go Back to New Orleans" Sittin in With 537 and reissued on Jade 707

Compilation album Year Title Record label 1994 Ralph Willis: Complete Recordings Vol. 2 (1950-1953) Document Records