According to Gibson, "When it comes to guitars in movies, no guitar was more iconic or more influential than the Cherry Red ...

The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans ...

In a music industry marked by fleeting trends and ever-changing band lineups, Big Head Todd and the Monsters are a model of ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons ... “Lucille” guitars. Riley B. King was born ...

Paul Carrack, best known for his tenures with Squeeze, Mike & The Mechanics and Roger Waters, as well as his own band Ace, is about to release his first country record ‘The Country Side of Paul ...

Epiphone just launched this new Inspired by Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue, and I had the fortune to try one out. Read all ...

The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.

Legendary rockers Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, master jazz artist Herbie Hancock and conductor/soprano and ...

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...

Railbird’s pivot to a more pop-country crowd in 2025 conjured up a fun, but distinctly different vibe around the festival ...

I talked to Buddy Guy ahead of his upcoming June 24th show at Champaign’s Virginia Theatre. Yes, the Buddy Guy. I’m still ...

We walk in the steps of Elvis Presley at Graceland in Memphis, sing into Johnny Cash’s mic at RCA Studios, and follow Taylor ...