Bonamassa pays tribute to the undisputed king of the blues as a road dog who "knew everything" and was pretty handy with newfangled technologies, too ...

That mindset led her to invest in an Ernie Ball VP JR volume pedal so her hands could focus on playing rather than manipulating the guitar itself. Then she realized its usefulness ...

Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins, who revolutionized the blues scene, was born on March 15, 1912, in Centerville, Texas.

Learn how to boost your blues to pro levels of authenticity with a handful of great chords and a rock-solid rhythm technique ...

These famous guitar riffs built up blues rock as a genre during its formative years, and they still inspire guitarists today.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — On a Friday night at the legendary ...

When Johnny Winter hit the scene back in the '60s, he looked and sounded like nothing else on the planet. A ferocious blues guitar player with a snarling voice to match, Winter, who died Wednesday in ...

Nothing says “I’m hurtin'” like the wail of a mournful guitar. It’s a sound that melts the heart and pierces the soul. While the blues saw a resurgence in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s fallen off the ...

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(CBS/CNN)--Chicago blues scene veteran Matt "Guitar" Murphy died at age 88 on Friday. The guitarist for the Blues Brothers was a sideman for mainstream blues legends like Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim ...

Blues Brothers guitarist Matt “Guitar” Murphy has died, according to the official Blues Brothers social media accounts run by Judy Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Murphy was 88, according to IMDb, and was ...