Scrapper Blackwell

Scrapper Blackwell
Background information
Born
Francis Hillman Blackwell

(1903-02-21)February 21, 1903
Darlington County, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 1962(1962-10-07) (aged 59)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
GenresPiedmont blues
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1928–1936; 1958–1962
LabelVocalion

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.

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