Scrapper Blackwell

• COLLECTOR´S DIGIPACK SERIES

• EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES

• INCLUDES 9 BONUS TRACKS

An overlooked blues master, Scrapper Blackwell was a contemporary of Robert Johnson and other early Delta blues artists. A truly remarkable guitarist, Blackwell’s fluid acoustic single-note picking, in the Chicago blues and Piedmont blues styles, inspired a long line of musicians. This essential release presents Blackwell’s complete LP, Mr. Scrapper’s Blues, recorded during his early-'60s comeback. The long-unavailable masterpiece was originally issued by the Prestige/Bluesville label in 1962. These solo recordings, taped in Indianapolis in 1961, marked the return of the great country-blues guitarist, who had retired from the music scene in 1935 following the death of his close friend and partner, pianist Leroy Carr. In addition to the original album, this remastered collector’s CD contains 9 bonus tracks, including hard-to-find sides from the same period.

PERSONNEL:

• ON TRACKS [1-3], [5-10]:
• Solo recordings by Francis “Scrapper” Blackwell (vocals and guitar).
• No vocals on tracks 3 & 8.

• TRACK [4]: Solo recording by Francis “Scrapper” Blackwell (vocals and piano).

• BONUS TRACKS
• TRACKS [11-17] & [19]:
• Solo recordings by Francis “Scrapper” Blackwell (vocals and guitar).
• No vocals on tracks 11 & 12. Also featuring Bud White (whistling track 11).
• Recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 31-April 14, 1960.

• TRACK [18]:
• Solo recording by Francis “Scrapper” Blackwell (piano).
• Recorded live at the 1444 Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 1959.

TRACKS:

• 01. GOIN’ WHERE THE MONON CROSSES THE YELLOW DOG
• 02. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT
• 03. “A” BLUES
• 04. LITTLE GIRL BLUES
• 05. GEORGE STREET BLUES
• 06. BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE
• 07. LITTLE BOY BLUE
• 08. “E” BLUES
• 09. SHADY LANE
• 10.PENAL FARM BLUES
• BONUS TRACKS
• 11. BLUE ‘N WHISTLING
• 12. SOFT BLUES
• 13. SALLY-IN-THE-ALLEY BLUES
• 14. NO GOOD WOMAN BLUES
• 15. .BACK STEP BLUES
• 16. BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE [1960 version]
• 17. “E” BLUES [1960 version]
• 18. HOW LONG BLUES
• 19.LEAVING YOU BLUES

• TOTAL TIME: 78:08 Min.