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Blackwell and Carr toured throughout the American Midwest and South between 1928 and 1935 as stars of the blues circuit, recording over 100 sides. "Prison Bound Blues" (1928), "Mean Mistreater Mama" (1934), and "Blues Before Sunrise" (1934) were popular tracks. Blackwell made several solo excursions.
Biografía. Enlaces externos. Scrapper Blackwell (21 de febrero de 1903 – 7 de octubre de 1962) fue un cantante y guitarrista estadounidense de blues. Más conocido por ser uno de los integrantes del dúo de guitarra y piano que formó junto a Leroy Carr en los últimos años de la década de 1920 y en los primeros años de la década de 1930.
Scrapper Blackwell fue un cantante y guitarrista estadounidense de blues. Más conocido por ser uno de los integrantes del dúo de guitarra y piano que formó junto a Leroy Carr en los últimos años de la década de 1920 y en los primeros años de la década de 1930.
In 1962 it became the title track for a historic Carr LP on Columbia that is already in the Blues Hall of Fame. “Blues Before Sunrise” was recorded in St. Louis on February 21, 1934, only a year before Carr died at the age of thirty.
Scrapper Blackwell, born Francis Hillman Blackwell, left an indelible mark on the blues scene as a virtuoso guitarist and collaborator with Blues Hall of Famer Leroy Carr. Though widely recognized for his role in the iconic Carr-Blackwell duo during their recording zenith from 1928 to 1935, Blackwell’s musical prowess extended far beyond ...
Well received numbers were "Prison Bound Blues" (1928), reportedly based on Carr's own stretch of time for bootlegging, "Mean Mistreater Mama" (1934) and "Blues Before Sunrise" (1934). Blackwell made several solo excursions; a 1931 visit to Richmond, Indiana to record at Gennett studios is notable.
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