Scrapper Blackwell: Borrowed Blues: 15 (The Roots of the Blues) - Couverture souple

Godfrey, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798237808483

Editeur : Simon Godfrey, 2026

Synopsis

SCRAPPER BLACKWELL: BORROWED BLUES

He helped shape the sound of the blues. Then the world forgot his name.

Before Robert Johnson recorded "Sweet Home Chicago," Scrapper Blackwell was already playing the guitar lines that would help shape its musical ancestry.

A brilliant, unconventional guitarist from Indianapolis, Blackwell became half of one of the greatest partnerships in early blues when he joined forces with pianist and singer Leroy Carr. Together they created landmark recordings including "How Long, How Long Blues" and "Blues Before Sunrise."

But Blackwell's story did not end with success.

After Carr's death in 1935, he walked away from professional music and disappeared from the recording world for more than two decades. He returned in the late 1950s to find that his extraordinary guitar technique had survived intact.

Then, just as a new generation was beginning to rediscover him, his life was violently cut short.

Scrapper Blackwell: Borrowed Blues tells the story of a gifted, fiercely independent musician whose influence was far greater than his fame-and whose music still deserves to be heard on its own terms.

Know the story. Hear the blues differently.

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À propos de l'auteur

Simon Godfrey is a lifelong blues enthusiast and avid listener whose deep knowledge of the genre comes from decades spent following the music wherever it led. He now writes to put that knowledge into stories, researching each subject in depth so the history behind the music gets the same care as the music itself.

His work is written for blues fan, and curious newcomers alike, with one aim: to help readers discover and understand the music through deeply researched, engaging stories that connect the artists, songs, recordings, and influences that shaped the blues - so they can uncover forgotten treasures, understand why the music matters, and hear the blues in a whole new way.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon Godfrey
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798237808483
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 114
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible