Chain'em Down - Music

Leroy Roscoe Garnett Known Professionally As Blind Leroy Garnett August 6 1897 – January 3 1933 Was An American Boogie-Woogie And Ragtime Pianist And Songwriter.His Two Solo Recorded Compositions Were "Louisiana Glide" And "Chain 'Em Down" Although Scant Details Of His Life And Career Are Known. Life And Career Garnett Was Born In Indianapolis United States To Parents Charles And Mattie Garnett Née Georapy Who Both Hailed From Kentucky. By 1910 All Of The Family Had Relocated To Chicago Illinois Where He Remained Until At Least 1930. In 1918 Garnett Was Described As A "piano Player Not Employed" Short Stout And "totally Blind".His Playing Style Incorporated Both Boogie-Woogie And Ragtime Often Termed 'barrelhouse'. Certainly "Louisiana Glide" Was Described As A "good Example Of The Barrelhouse Style Wherein Melodic Treble Work Is Combined With A Thunderous Driving Boogie-Type Bass". He Recorded A Total Of Eight Tracks For Paramount Records In 1929 And 1930.These Included Two Piano Solos "Louisiana Glide" And "Chain 'Em Down" And On The Rest He Provided Piano Backing To James "Boodle It" Wiggins Four And Marie Griffin Two Tracks . It Is Known That Two Of His Paramount Records Sides Were Recorded With Wiggins In Richmond Virginia In October 1929. Garnett And Wiggins The Latter Both A Vocalist And Pianist Of Some Note Worked Jointly Around East Chicago And About Which Wiggins Sang On The Song "Shave 'Em Dry"."Shave 'Em Dry" Gained More Notoriety When Performed By Lucille Bogan In 1935. Garnett Died Of An Intracerebral Hemorrhage In Cook County Hospital Chicago In January 1933 Aged 35. He Was Interred In Burr Oak Cemetery Alsip Illinois. read less