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Release Date: 31 May 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
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Scrapper Blackwell
Howlin' Wolf
Otis Spann
Ray Charles
Elmore James
Slim Harpo
Scrapper Blackwell
