Delta blues is widely considered the original blues template, an acoustic country blues distinguished ... cheery tones of major-key chords, and they can convey any emotion or situation the ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Local group M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio joined HRS to perform their song ‘My Old Ride’. They are influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker and Cephas ...

The award-winning musician's first new album in 13 years soared to #1 on the influential Billboard Blues Album Chart last September. Tab also proudly features his touring band on the record ...

Like their contemporaries Fleetwood Mac, The Moody Blues was a band that formed during ... across the fretting-hand fingers. To play the chords on the first, second and third strings use the ...

Tab Benoit’s long recording drought is over. The blues-based guitarist from the ... They’d load up Benoit’s pontoon boat with acoustic guitars, tie up next to a cypress tree, and make ...

Join Centrum this summer for an unforgettable musical journey at the Acoustic Blues Workshop in Port Townsend, Washington! Nestled in the historic Fort Worden State Park, this workshop offers a unique ...

When Arthel Watson was growing up in Deep Gap, North Carolina, his chosen instrument, the acoustic guitar ... a solo and mostly relegated to rhythm chords. But Watson, nicknamed Doc after Sherlock ...

No, there isn't a punchline: the answer is a knowledge of the basic blues format and the ... Not too much harder than the easy version, but to make it sound 'right' takes a little work. Rake through ...

Willis is artistic director of the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Workshop in Washington. Now in its 30th year, the workshop offers a week of learning, listening, composing and playing the art form.

“It’s infuriating, and it’s heartbreaking.” Heyman, a local singer and songwriter in the Mission, promises to tell listeners “’bout the 24th Street blues” on the acoustic record, which encapsulates ...

With a new Black Keys album, a solo album reissue and a fully-functional label on his hands, Dan Auerbach still remains focused on the blues. By Dan Rys When Dan Auerbach, best known as the singer ...

It would be inaccurate and a gross oversimplification to say Dan Auerbach’s outstanding Easy Eye Sound label and studio specializes in blues or Americana music. Auerbach opened his studio on ...