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Inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s bold use of the dominant 7#9 on “Purple Haze,” this twist on that famous voicing adds raw energy to your jazz and blues playing. Try it and see how it transforms your ...
Hailed as one of the greatest rock and blues guitarists of all time, Bernie was the original guitarist for the mighty British rock band Whitesnake. His family shared the sad news, confirming that ...
Celebrate the artistry of Black guitarists and learn how they influenced genres from blues to rock and beyond.
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 ...
The blues put this town on the tourism map, but Clarksdale has leaned into its musical heritage in recent decades. Here’s how ...
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.
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 ...
With a new set of singles, Ames blues guitarist Matt Woods is bringing some old songs and sounds to a new audience.
“It’s Only a Flesh Wound” dances, sings, stings and spirals in the vernacular of bop, blues of the Delta, organ trio guitar-isms à la urban blues, and something that is purely Michael’s.
Delta Blues opened a new location in Abingdon, Virginia earlier this month which is located beside Tumbling Creek Cider Company at the Abingdon Commons.