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
Blind Gary Davis
John Lee Hooker
Snooks Eaglin
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Sonny Boy Williamson
Little Walter
Son House
Leadbelly
Scrapper Blackwell
