Scrapper Blackwell - Mr. Scrapper's Blues

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!