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Celebrate the artistry of Black guitarists and learn how they influenced genres from blues to rock and beyond.
Faustian pacts with Satan have long abounded in Delta lore, but its most famous example was not the first, Tommy Johnson sparking such a tale years before.
There's been plenty of heat this month, and not just the temperature outside. Check out some of that six-string (and seven-string... and eight-string) fire from Muse, Rafiq Bhatia, Eric Gales & Buddy ...
When it comes to recorded music, the tail has always wagged the dog; the length of songs has long been dictated by the ...
Country music, it's the blues, with the chord progressions, with the storytelling," said Warren, "It came from the blues, the Delta blues and slave music and it's turned into what it's turned in ...
Country music, it's the blues, with the chord progressions, with the storytelling," said Warren, "It came from the blues, the Delta blues and slave music and it's turned into what it's turned in today ...
Blues musician Buddy Guy shares how he 'accidentally' invented a new guitar sound June 27, 202511:54 AM ET Heard on Fresh Air Terry Gross ...
The blues put this town on the tourism map, but Clarksdale has leaned into its musical heritage in recent decades. Here’s how ...
Blues musician Buddy Guy shares how he 'accidentally' invented a new guitar sound By Terry Gross Published June 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM EDT ...
Blues musician Buddy Guy shares how he 'accidentally' invented a new guitar sound By Terry Gross Published June 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM CDT Listen • 18:17 ...
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has made a big impression after bursting upon the scene. Indeed, Rolling Stone Magazine wrote, ...