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 a 2024 inductee to the Blues Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born North Carolina (state of the United States of America), Died October 7, 1962 (Indianapolis (capital city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist, piano, speaker, mandolin

Notes: Real name: Francis Hillman Blackwell

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 193 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick SL7 10-in. 2/21/1934 Shady lane blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick SL8 10-in. 2/21/1934 Morning mail blues Francis Blackwell Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick SL9 10-in. 2/21/1934 Blues that make me cry Francis Blackwell Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick SL10 10-in. 2/21/1934 Blues she gave me Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick SL11 10-in. 2/21/1934 You can't run my business no more Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick SL12 10-in. 2/21/1934 Blues before sunshine Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11494 10-in. 3/15/1932 How long has that evening train been gone Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11495 10-in. 3/15/1932 Quittin' papa Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11496 10-in. 3/15/1932 Lonesome nights Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11497 10-in. 3/15/1932 I keep the blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11498 10-in. 3/16/1932 Gone mother blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11499 10-in. 3/16/1932 Midnight hour blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11500 10-in. 3/16/1932 Moonlight blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11501 10-in. 3/16/1932 The depression blues Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment), and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11512 10-in. 3/17/1932 Down in black bottom Black Bottom McPhail Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11513 10-in. 3/17/1932 My dream blues Black Bottom McPhail Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11514 10-in. 3/17/1932 Whiskey man blues Black Bottom McPhail Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick B11515 10-in. 3/17/1932 Mix that thing Black Bottom McPhail Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16208 10-in. 2/4/1930 Scrap's little blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16209 10-in. 2/4/1930 Springtime blues Scrapper Blackwell Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16210 10-in. 2/4/1930 Rocky luck blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16211 10-in. 2/4/1930 Motherless child blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16212 10-in. 2/4/1930 Mistreating blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16213 10-in. 2/4/1930 Root-ta-toot man Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16214 10-in. 2/4/1930 Ain't it a shame Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 101-125 of 193 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blackwell, Scrapper," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

Blackwell, Scrapper. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340.

"Blackwell, Scrapper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106340

External Sources

Wikipedia: Scrapper Blackwell

Discogs: Scrapper Blackwell

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Blackwell, Scrapper - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91063230

Wikidata: Scrapper Blackwell - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2164449

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/5120533

MusicBrainz: Scrapper Blackwell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/158db858-7cca-434f-ab06-f67615ac833e

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/287890 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/287890

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