Typically, the chords follow a I-IV-V (one-four-five ... Perfect for a harsher, more biting sound. From Delta pioneers to modern blues-rockers, slide guitar features heavily in blues. Press down just ...

Singer-songwriter Eric Bibb delves deep into the Delta blues on his new release, Booker's Guitar. The album was inspired by a vintage guitar once owned by Mississippi bluesman Booker White.

Bibb persuaded the fan to lend him the guitar, then used it on a record inspired by prewar Delta blues. The album is appropriately called Booker's Guitar. Booker's Guitar is a culmination of ...