BB King began performing in the 1930s, on the street corners of his hometown Itta Bena, Mississippi. And ever since his big break, playing on a radio show in Memphis in 1948, he has maintained his ...

Learn how to boost your blues to pro levels of authenticity with a handful of great chords and a rock-solid rhythm technique ...

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Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in Texas in 1954, and although he originally wanted to be a drummer, he was given a guitar at eight years old. Watching his older brother Jimmie play guitar inspired Stevie ...

These famous guitar riffs built up blues rock as a genre during its formative years, and they still inspire guitarists today.

Bonamassa pays tribute to the undisputed king of the blues as a road dog who "knew everything" and was pretty handy with newfangled technologies, too ...

That mindset led her to invest in an Ernie Ball VP JR volume pedal so her hands could focus on playing rather than manipulating the guitar itself. Then she realized its usefulness ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...