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
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

(Results 1-25 of 120 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blackwell, Scrapper," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

Blackwell, Scrapper. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.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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