The Texan troubadour knew how to give the crowd their money's worth, and players such as Jimi Hendrix were watching. This lesson in his playing style has plenty of biting string bends and blues flavor ...

Shiner showed Amos some riffs. Always a strong rhythm guitarist, she learned to play hot lead parts. She picked up lots more by listening to vintage blues records, from the 1920s onward.

And while Bruce didn’t mention it, after Clapton announced he was departing Cream in 1968, less than two years after it ...

Buddy Guy, 83, is a Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist and singer. He performs more than 130 gigs a year, including a January residency at his Chicago blues club, Buddy Guy's Legends.

He’s revered for his powerful rhythm guitar playing and distinctive down-picking style ... a sound that draws from various rock ‘n’ roll influences including punk, blues, and psychedelia, featuring a ...

I’ll be back next month with more essential blues phrases to incorporate into your blues rhythm parts and solos. Thanks for reading! This article first appeared in Guitar World. Subscribe and save.

Back in the ‘60s in Memphis, I listened to and played a lot of Aretha Franklin, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Booker T. and The M.G.’s, Percy Sledge and Wilson Pickett. We used ...

Smith didn’t yet feel confident playing blues, and he briefly fell back on a rock ’n’ roll style. In the early 60s, Smith kept recording, though most of the singles that resulted sold ...

10 p.m. The Rhythm Bones, Rusty Nail (indoors) Saturday, June 23 11 a.m. Blues workshop with Bob Sarnataro and Spider Mike Bochey, Finkelstein's. Free. 1 p.m. Nel Moore Nichols and friends, Ted's ...

In the article, Guitar World's Jonathan Horsley proclaimed the 54-year-old Koch "one of the most prodigiously gifted players of his generation, playing a kinetic hybrid style of country, blues ...

Freeman, about to turn 96, is still playing the jazz guitar — and finally getting the recognition his admirers say he deserves. George Freeman’s 96th B-Day Bash When: 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. April 7-8 ...