Blues grew from Delta labor life, then spread along river and rail routes into bigger stages and wider audiences. The post Visiting the Birthplace of the Blues and the American Music That Followed ...

“Anything that Leo Kottke ever recorded is one of my top 12 solos. Ah, man, he’s [ whistles ]. He’s very tough and unique, ...

The music of “Song Sung Blue” was organized by Memphian Scott Bomar, who recruited nearly 40 Memphis musicians to work on the ...

As Pedar Foss, professor of Classical Studies at DePauw University, stated in his introduction, Joe Goodkin is a “modern bard and true troubadour.” Goodkin took the stage in the Green Center for ...

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B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar ...

If you are struggling with how to strum a guitar - this is the lesson for you. Each of the strumming patterns in this lesson is progressive in that they build off each other. You may be familiar with ...

Guy was one of the first guitarists to use electronic feedback and distortion. Now, at age 88, he has a cameo in Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror film Sinners. Originally broadcast in 1993. This is ...

The legendary guitarist Buddy Guy has said he took on his role in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners “to help the blues”. The iconic Chicago blues musician, 88, makes a poignant appearance at the finale of the ...

Jimmy Holmes is the last in a line of music legends as he seeks to keep a singular American art form thriving Jim Beaugez Photographs by Timothy Ivy The worn hands and nubby fingernails of Bentonia, ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

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