Scrapper Blackwell Musical artist

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 style, with some critics noting that he veered towards jazz.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Blackwell Scrapper
Birth dateFebruary 21, 1903
Birth place
North Carolina , United States
Date of deathOctober 07, 1962
Place of death
Indianapolis , United States , Indiana

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Musical artist

Career started1928
Career ended1962
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Chicago blues
Piedmont blues
instrument
Guitar
Human voice
record label
Vocalion Records

Scrapper Blackwell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.deadbluesguys.com/dbgtour/blackwell_francis.htm
  2. http://www.mp3.com/Scrapper-Blackwell/artists/230/biography.html
  3. http://www.wirz.de/music/blackwel.htm