8436563185267

Mr. Scrapper's Blues

Scrapper Blackwell

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Format: LP

Cat No: 8023

Release Date:  21 June 2024

Label:  Blues Joint

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436563185267

Genres:  Blues  

  • Description

    Limited edition - the complete album + bonus track - 180g virgin vinyl. An overlooked blues master, "Scrapper" Blackwell was a contemporary of Robert Johnson and other early Delta blues artists. A truly remarkable guitarist, he is best known for his work with pianist Leroy Carr during the late '20s and mid-'30s. After Carr's death, he retired and didn't record again until being rediscovered in the '50s. An inspiration for Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker, Blackwell seemed a prime candidate for stardom when, soon after finishing his work on Mr. Scrapper's Blues, he was shot to death in a back alley in Indianapolis, the victim of a mugging.

    ****1/2 Down Beat: "This is a full-bodied collection of blues by a veteran performer who still has much to say."

    Selected by MOJO MAGAZINE as one of the best blues collections ever!

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Goin' Where The Monon Crosses The Yellow Dog
      • 2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
      • 3. "A" Blues
      • 4. Little Girl Blues
      • 5. George Street Blues
      • 6. Little Boy Blue

      Side 2

      • 1. Blues Before Sunrise
      • 2. "E" Blues
      • 3. Shady Lane
      • 4. Penal Farm Blues
      • 5. Blues Before Sunrise [1960 Version]