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“Let Me Play The Blues For You”: The Guitar Genius Of B.B. King (1925 – 2015)
After dealing with various health issues during the past few years, the legendary B.B. King passed away last night at his home in Las Vegas. He was 89. I was lucky enough to have seen B.B. King live...
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“You Got The Silver. .” : Great Keith Richards Quotes On Music
“I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn’t get bored anywhere.” “I firmly believe if you want to be a guitar player, you better start on acoustic and then...
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“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos...
Confession time. I don’t think I’m a particularly good straight blues guitarist. I’m o.k. but my style is more Grant Green than B.B. King. But I love B.B. and all the other Kings. I grew up listening...
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“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos...
With September 18th marking the 46th anniversary of his accidental and tragic death, it seems like a a good time to mention Jimi Hendrix. In addition Legacy Recordings has announced the release of the...
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“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos...
Continuing my little mini series on instructional blues guitar videos, I want to call to your attention a cool website called Learning Guitar Now w/ John W. Tuggle (http://www.learningguitarnow.com/)....
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“Blues for New Orleans” . . . : Duke Ellington, the New York Public Library...
So here I am, fourteen years old and just starting to get into jazz beyond the contemporary bands of the day. I wanted to go deeper but the the number of records one can buy on a fourteen year old’s...
View Article“Might Be Your Man” . . . : “One Way Out”– A Comparative Study In Blues
My cable provider has a section of channels called Music Choice which are basically a bunch of audio music channels with each channel dedicated to a specific music genre/style. I sometimes put it on as...
View Article“Don’t Ask Me What I Think Of You”. . : Peter Green (1946 – 2020)
I always said that one of the advantages of being a bassist is that you can get to the opportunity to play and learn from some good guitarists (if you’re lucky). A great guitarist who I played with a...
View Article“She Caught The Katy” . . . : Taj Mahal
I don’t know about you but I can use some music that puts a smile on my face. . . Most of the time when people think of the blues, they think sad music about suffering. Then there is Taj Mahal (real...
View Article“I’m Just A Demon In Disguise” . : David Bromberg’s Final Big Band Show
A couple of weeks ago I was home on a Saturday night with no specific plans when I got a call from my old friend Errol, someone who I have been in bands with on & off for over thirty years. He had...
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