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 101-120 of 120 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 101-120 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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340

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