Blues guitarist Francis “Scrapper” Blackwell (1903-1962), nicknamed for his tendency to tussle with his brothers as a baby, never became a household word like Robert Johnson, or a ’60s revival figure ...

Discover the latest vinyl reissues from Craft Recordings and Bluesville, featuring Buddy Guy’s This Is Buddy Guy! and Scrapper Blackwell’s Mr. Scrapper’s Blues. Craft Recordings and Bluesville Records ...

The remastered albums, arriving May 16, will be available on audiophile-quality, 180-gram vinyl—in partnership with Acoustic Sounds. Both labels have announced a fresh batch of reissues for two highly ...

Because vocalist-guitarist Steve Brown adopted the nickname “Scrapper” and the Scrapper & Skelton duo performs unplugged blues songs that are 100 years old, it’s not unreasonable to guess that Brown ...