Christone “Kingfish” Ingram says this is how Prince inspired him give Telecasters another chance

The next-gen blues star has been bestowed his second signature Tele, but it took the Purple One’s influence to convince him ...
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How to Start Learning and Playing Guitar Solos

Welcome to a guitar-focused space by Leigh Fuge — guitarist, educator, and content creator from Swansea, UK — featuring ...

The great musicians of the Delta helped spread the blues across America

Willie Dixon. Born at the Delta’s southern tip in 1915, Willie Dixon followed the Great Migration to Chicago. There, he penned some of the greatest blues songs of the century, delivering hits to Muddy ...

Chicot Cheetahs group prepares for Country Blues and Stringband Festival

The Chicot Cheetahs Stringband is gettThe group's six members have assembled in the music room at Chicot Elementary to run ...

Blues musician says Native Americans have ‘always had the blues’

His brother, like most everyone else at the time, was a huge fan of The Beatles and introduced a young Tracy Lee Nelson to ...
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How Old-Time Fiddle Music Took Root in Indigenous Alaska

Athabascan culture stretches across interior Alaska, a landmass larger than California, encompassing dozens of rural Native ...

“There are 100 different ways.” David Gilmour reveals his methods for writing iconic guitar solos — and explains why one approach doesn’t work

Gilmour says he’s come up with his solos through singing, splicing and following inspiration, which offers a lesson for every ...