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 (Results 1-25 of 120 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blackwell, Scrapper," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.
Blackwell, Scrapper. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.
"Blackwell, Scrapper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Blackwell, Scrapper - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91063230
Wikidata: Scrapper Blackwell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2164449
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5120533
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