Francis Scrapper Blackwell Orig UK LP Blues before sunrise NM 1963 77 Records
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Francis Scrapper Blackwell~Orig UK LP Blues before sunrise NM 1963 77 Records
With gatefold Bio insert Acoustic Chicago Blues
Francis Scrapper Blackwell
Blues before sunrise
Rare Original UK LP released in 1963 on 77 Records Records. Cat: 77LA124. Comes with gatefold bio insert which is in Near Mint condition.
Over the next several months we have the pleasure of listing a spectacular vinyl collection of over 6000 LP's. This collection consisting of mostly Jazz but also Blues, Folk ,Rock, Soundtracks and Classical was kept in amazing condition. Most of the records were played once, transferred to tape for listening and then stored away in cliplock sealed bags in specially made cupboards. The overall condition of this collection is sublime to say the least and whatever items I list as Near Mint you can be assured that it was probaly only ever played once!! Over the last few weeks you may have noticed some of the lovely jazz & rock titles I have listed, these are just the tip of the iceberg here. I hope you enjoy seeing these listings as much as I have in offering them.
Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell was of part-Cherokee Indian descent, one of 16 children born to Payton and Elizabeth Blackwell in Syracuse, North Carolina. His father played the fiddle, and Blackwell himself was a self-taught guitarist, having started out by building his own instrument out of cigar boxes, wood, and wire. He also took up the piano, an instrument that he played professionally on occasion. By the time he was a teenager, Blackwell was working as a part-time musician, and traveled as far away as Chicago. By most accounts, as an adult, Blackwell had a withdrawn personality, and could be difficult to work with, although he had an exceptionally good working relationship with Nashville-born pianist Leroy Carr, whom he met in Indianapolis in the mid-'20s. They made a natural team, for Carr's piano playing emphasized the bass, and liberated Blackwell, allowing him to explore the treble strings of his instrument to the fullest. Blackwell's career might've ended there, preserved only in memory and a hundred or so sides recorded mostly with Carr. At the end of the '50s, however, with the folk-blues revival gradually coming into full swing, he was rediscovered living in Indianapolis, and prevailed upon to resume playing and recording. This he did, for the Prestige/Bluesville label, at least one album's worth of material that showed his singing and playing unmarred by age or other abuse. Blackwell appeared ready to resume his career without missing a beat, and almost certainly would've been a prime candidate for stardom before the burgeoning young white audience of college students and folk enthusiasts who embraced the likes of Furry Lewis, the Rev. Gary Davis, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. In 1962, however, soon after finishing his work on his first Prestige/Bluesville long player Blackwell was shot to death in a back alley in Indianapolis, the victim of a mugging. The crime was never solved.
Tracks: Blues before sunrise/ Sally-in-the-alley blues/ Shady lane blues/ E blues/ Goin' to jail about her/ Soft blues/ No good woman blues/ Leaving you blues/ Blue n' whistling/ Back step blues/ How long blues.
There are no signs of spindle marks on labels. Record has been played once and is in Near Mint condition. Full gloss cover has a few tiny marks and is in Near Mint condition.
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