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Leroy Kirkland

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Aliases
Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps
Real name
Leroy E. Kirkland
Born
February 10, 1906
Died
April 6, 1988
Country
United States
IPI
00016278293 15 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Jazz and R&B guitarist, songwriter, arranger, conductor and record producer
Related
Fred Johnson Orchestra member
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Songs written by Leroy Kirkland

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Ain't No Use Leroy Kirkland, Sid Wyche Big Maybelle April 1955 Covered by (11 artists)
All in My Mind Maxine Brown [US1], Leroy Kirkland, Fred Johnson Maxine Brown October 1960 Covered by (4 artists)
Big Long Slidin' Thing Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas Dinah Washington June 1954 Covered by (9 artists)
Charleston Alley Leroy Kirkland, Robert B. Wright, Horace Henderson Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra September 1944 Unverified
Cherie Leroy Kirkland, Agatha Atkins The Hide-A-Ways February 1955 Covered by Blue Sky Boys [US2]
Cloudburst Leroy Kirkland, Jimmy Harris [US1] Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps November 30, 1954 Covered by (22 artists)
Don't Leave Poor Me Big Maybelle, Charles Singleton, Leroy Kirkland Big Maybelle April 1955 Covered by (2 artists)
Good Lovin' Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Leroy Kirkland, Danny "Run Joe" Taylor The Clovers March 4, 1953 Covered by (2 artists)
If I Could Be Loved by You Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas The Clovers April 7, 1955 Covered by Holly Golightly
I'm in Heaven Tonight Clyde Otis, Leroy Kirkland Dinah Washington September 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
Let Me Show You (Around My Heart) Leroy Kirkland, Alicia Evelyn The Turbans July 1955 Covered by Jodi Sands - Orch. conducted by Sid Bass
My Country Man Leroy Kirkland, Sid Wyche Big Maybelle October 1953 Covered by (5 artists)
My Man's an Undertaker Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas Dinah Washington January 1954 Covered by (6 artists)
Rain Down Rain Lincoln Chase, Leroy Kirkland Big Maybelle - Orch. under dir. of Leroy Kirkland October 29, 1952 Covered by (2 artists)
So Good to My Baby Rose Marie McCoy, Leroy Kirkland Big Maybelle October 8, 1952 Covered by (2 artists)
Something's Got a Hold on Me Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods Etta James December 1961 Covered by (52 artists)
Stop the Wedding Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods, Fred Johnson Etta James July 1962 Covered by (3 artists)

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