Park your electric guitar in Drop D. Throw your pick in the trash. It's time for some muscular fingerstyle with the purveyor ...
Sonny Landreth, the singer, songwriter and slide guitar master from Lafayette, will return to the Baton Rouge area for a Friday performance at the new Freyhan Cultural Center in St. Francisville.
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 ...
LENOX — One of Bonnie Raitt’s best-known older songs is John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery.” It starts with a line that reflected neither its author nor its singer when it was recorded in 1974 for ...
One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four ...
A step-by-step DIY guide demonstrating how to transform an old skateboard into a functional slide guitar using simple tools and accessible materials. Home Depot responds to nationwide boycott Mariska ...
“I think George is the best slide player that I’ve ever heard,” Lynne says. “He’s so accurate on it, and he makes it sing, and he makes it cry, and he makes it do anything, really.” Adds Jeff, “And he ...
Rory Gallagher is the guitar player's guitar player. Though held in legendary status by so many, his name is not one that you often find at the sharp end of the countless “best guitarists of all time” ...
If you're starting out with guitar, you're probably wondering, "How long until I can play a song?" or "When will I sound like those YouTube tutorials?" Learning the guitar doesn’t happen overnight, ...
When people talk about playing slide, the conversation often progresses on to open tunings, heavier strings, and a high action. It’s true that these can make things easier and, in some cases such as ...
Oxford High School sophomore Sophia Doyle is finding her rhythm with a little help from local blues musician Wendy Jean Garrison. Thanks to a folk arts apprenticeship grant from the Mississippi Arts ...