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With new-and-improved circuitry, a smoother spring reverb, and some tasty aesthetic touches, the Blues Junior is celebrating ...
A Tribute to LJK celebrates the life and legacy of Gales' brother, Manuel Gales, aka Little Jimmy King, and features guest ...
Slash made a blues record. St. Vincent boggled our minds again. And Grace Bowers blew everyone away… Here we take a look at the players who made 2024 a banner year for the instrument ...
On that, Joe Bonamassa has also been offering his best amp-buying tips. Finding the right amp needn’t be a complex or pricey ...
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From his star-studded new album, "Orgy of the Damned," to his latest show-stopping S.E.R.P.E.N.T. fest coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, the Guns N' Roses guitarist is still amping up blues ...
I come across a lot of timid blues guitar players. But what draws me in with Buddy Guy is how he can get wild and crazy or he can also get low-down and dirty.
Ray “StingRay” DelPriore, one of the very best blues guitar players you could find anywhere, was still at it — playing great music and, as always, with a smile on his face.
Carl Weathersby received early encouragement to play guitar from Albert King and later played rhythm in King's band. He was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.
Ludwig Göransson never imagined scoring a film about a blues guitar player, let alone with a vintage resonator guitar. But that’s what happened when the Oscar-winning Swedish composer got to ...
Bonnie Raitt shares her blues inspirations The singer/songwriter is one of the 2024 Kennedy Center honorees. In 1996, Raitt spoke to Fresh Air about about the musicians that inspired her ...
Turns out, the little wannabe guitar player would come to be known as Prince. "Prince came on stage with me and I got walked off the stage and he started playing the blues," Rush said.