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 51-75 of 120 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3801	10-in.	7/8/1929	Rainy day blues	Leroy Carr	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, instrumentalist, guitar
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	composer, instrumentalist, guitar
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	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar
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	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 51-75 of 120 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blackwell, Scrapper," accessed June 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

Blackwell, Scrapper. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

"Blackwell, Scrapper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 June 2024.

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