Scrapper Blackwell

Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell (February 21, 1903 – October 7, 1962) was an American blues guitarist and singer, best known as half of the guitar-piano duo he formed with Leroy Carr in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was an acoustic single-note picker in the Chicago blues and Piedmont blues styles.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1903 (North Carolina), Died October 7, 1962 (Indianapolis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist, mandolin

Notes: Real name: Francis Hillman Blackwell

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-85495 10-in. 2/25/1935 Rocks in my bed Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-85496 10-in. 2/25/1935 When the sun goes down Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-85497 10-in. 2/25/1935 Bad luck all the time Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-85498 10-in. 2/25/1935 Big Four blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-85499 10-in. 2/25/1935 D blues Scrapper Blackwell Guitar solo composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-85512 10-in. 2/25/1935 A blues Scrapper Blackwell Guitar solo composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick IND622 10-in. 6/19/1928 My own lonesome blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick IND623 10-in. 6/19/1928 How long (How long blues) Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick IND624 10-in. 6/19/1928 Kokomo blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick IND625 10-in. 6/19/1928 Penal farm blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2099 10-in. 7/20/1928 Trouble blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2100 10-in. 7/20/1928 Trouble blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2101 10-in. 7/20/1928 Mister Scrapper’s blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2219 10-in. 8/14/1928 Broken spoke blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2220 10-in. 8/14/1928 Tennessee blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2221 10-in. 8/14/1928 Truthful blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2222 10-in. 8/14/1928 Mean old train blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2223 10-in. 8/14/1928 You got to reap what you sow Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2224 10-in. 8/14/1928 Low down dirty blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2225 10-in. 8/14/1928 Girl in blue Scrapper Blackwell ; Charlie Moore Male vocal duet, with guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Brunswick C2226 10-in. 8/14/1928 Rooster crow Scrapper Blackwell ; Charlie Moore Male vocal duet, with guitar duet vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2227 10-in. 8/15/1928 Mr. Scrapper’s blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C2228 10-in. 8/15/1928 Down and out blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer  
Brunswick C2229 10-in. 8/15/1928 Trouble blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer  
Brunswick C2230 10-in. 8/15/1928 Trouble blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer  
Brunswick C2231 10-in. 8/15/1928 Straight alky blues, pt. 1 Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Brunswick C2232 10-in. 8/15/1928 Straight alky blues, pt. 2 Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Brunswick C2524 10-in. 11/6/1928 Scrapper’s weekly blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2525 10-in. 11/6/1928 Tom cat blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2688 10-in. 12/19/1928 How long, how long blues no. 2 Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2689 10-in. 12/19/1928 How long, how long blues no. 3 Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2690 10-in. 12/19/1928 Baby, don’t you love me no more Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2691 10-in. 12/19/1928 Tired of your low down ways Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2692 10-in. 12/20/1928 Going away and leave my baby Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2693 10-in. 12/20/1928 I’m through with you Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2694 10-in. 12/20/1928 Prison bound blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2695 10-in. 12/20/1928 You don’t mean me no good Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C2966 10-in. 2/15/1929 Straight alky blues, pt. 1 Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C2967 10-in. 2/15/1929 Straight alky blues, pt. 2 Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C2970 10-in. 2/15/1929 Lifeboat blues Leroy Carr Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C2971 10-in. 2/15/1929 The truth about the thing Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C2972 10-in. 2/15/1929 Naptown strut Scrapper Blackwell and the Two Roys Vocal and instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Brunswick C2973 10-in. 2/15/1929 Non-skid tread Scrapper Blackwell and the Two Roys Vocal and instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Brunswick C2974 10-in. 2/15/1929 Just worrying blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C2975 10-in. 2/15/1929 Gambler’s blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3144 10-in. 3/19/1929 Straight alky blues, pt. 1 Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3145 10-in. 3/19/1929 Straight alky blues, pt. 2 Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3146 10-in. 3/19/1929 Lifeboat blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3147 10-in. 3/19/1929 Gambler’s blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3150 10-in. 3/19/1929 Just worryin’ blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3152 10-in. 3/19/1929 The truth about the thing Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C3627 10-in. 6/17/1929 Naptown blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer  
Brunswick C3628 10-in. 6/17/1929 Rainy day blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer  
Brunswick C3792 10-in. 7/8/1929 Don’t you get tired of riding the same train all the time? Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3793 10-in. 7/8/1929 Don’t you get tired of riding the same train all the time? Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3794 10-in. 7/8/1929 I won’t miss you when you’re gone Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3795 10-in. 7/8/1929 I won’t miss you when you’re gone Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3796 10-in. 7/8/1929 Baby, you done put that thing on me Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3797 10-in. 7/8/1929 I’m going back to Tennessee if it takes my last dime Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3798 10-in. 7/8/1929 Love hides all faults Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3799 10-in. 7/8/1929 Love is dead Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C3800 10-in. 7/8/1929 Rainy day blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Brunswick C3801 10-in. 7/8/1929 Rainy day blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Brunswick C3802 10-in. 7/8/1929 Blue with the blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4031 10-in. 8/12/1929 The new how long, how long blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4032 10-in. 8/12/1929 Love hides all faults Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4033 10-in. 8/12/1929 I know that I’ll be blue Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4034 10-in. 8/12/1929 Gettin’ all wet Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Brunswick C4046 10-in. 8/13/1929 Rainy day blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Brunswick C4047 10-in. 8/13/1929 Blue with the blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4048 10-in. 8/13/1929 Just worryin’ blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Brunswick C4049 10-in. 8/13/1929 Baby, you done put that thing on me Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4050 10-in. 8/13/1929 I won’t miss you when you’re gone Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4051 10-in. 8/13/1929 Love is dead Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4052 10-in. 8/13/1929 Don’t you get tired of riding that same train all the time Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Brunswick C4053 10-in. 8/13/1929 I’m going back to Tennessee Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4054 10-in. 8/13/1929 Christmas in jail—Ain’t that a pain? Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4055 10-in. 8/13/1929 Prison cell blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C4677 10-in. 10/19/1929 Gambler’s blues Charles “Speck” Pertum Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick C5069 10-in. 1/2/1930 That’s tellin’ ‘em Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Brunswick C5070 10-in. 1/2/1930 Papa wants a cookie Leroy Carr Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C5071 10-in. 1/2/1930 Memphis Town Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C5072 10-in. 1/2/1930 Don’t say goodbye Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C5073 10-in. 1/2/1930 I ain’t got no gal Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C5074 10-in. 1/2/1930 Goodbye blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Brunswick C5075 10-in. 1/2/1930 The dirty dozen Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C5076 10-in. 1/2/1930 Workhouse blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick C7215 10-in. 1/16/1931 Low down dog blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C7216 10-in. 1/16/1931 Nineteen thirty-one blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C7218 10-in. 1/16/1931 Love crying blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C7219 10-in. 1/16/1931 Papa’s got your water on Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C7220 10-in. 1/16/1931 Big House blues Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer  
Brunswick C7222 10-in. 1/16/1931 What more can I do? Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer  
Brunswick TC3153 10-in. 3/19/1929 Be-da-da-bum Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist  
Gennett 16208 10-in. 2/4/1930 Scrap's little blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16209 10-in. 2/4/1930 Springtime blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16210 10-in. 2/4/1930 Rocky luck blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16211 10-in. 2/4/1930 Motherless child blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16212 10-in. 2/4/1930 Mistreating blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16213 10-in. 2/4/1930 Root-ta-toot man Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16214 10-in. 2/4/1930 Ain't it a shame Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16215 10-in. 2/4/1930 Ain't that some gal? Teddy Moss ; Bob Robinson Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16216 10-in. 2/4/1930 Rocking and rolling Robinson's Knights of Rest Jazz ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16217 10-in. 2/4/1930 Mean baby blues Robinson's Knights of Rest Jazz ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16218 10-in. 2/5/1930 Dark hour blues Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16219 10-in. 2/5/1930 Six shooter blues Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16220 10-in. 2/5/1930 Mississippi Bottom blues Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16221 10-in. 2/5/1930 Second-hand woman blues Georgia Tom Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16222 10-in. 2/5/1930 Maybe it's the blues Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo and whistling, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16223 10-in. 2/5/1930 Second hand love Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16224 10-in. 2/5/1930 Levee bound blues Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16225 10-in. 2/5/1930 Gee, but it's hard Thomas Andrew Dorsey Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90079 10-in. 7/7/1935 My old pal blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90080 10-in. 7/7/1935 Bad liquor blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90081 10-in. 7/7/1935 Alley Sally blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90082 10-in. 7/7/1935 No good woman blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90087 10-in. 7/8/1935 Motherless boy blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90088 10-in. 7/8/1935 Wayback blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90089 My baby blues Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90090 10-in. 7/8/1935 Texas stomp (Instrumental) Scrapper Blackwell instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blackwell, Scrapper," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

Blackwell, Scrapper. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

"Blackwell, Scrapper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340

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