Matt “Guitar” Murphy, best known as a member of the Blues Brothers band, has died at 88, his nephew confirmed in a Facebook statement. He’d semi-retired in the mid ‘00s after suffering a stroke. Born ...

There's never been more choice when it comes to electric guitars for blues guitarists, but we've narrowed down the field to eight stone-cold killers When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar ...

Conventional wisdom dictates that the pointy end of a pick is what you use to pluck the strings. The broader top is where you hold it. And this makes sense. The wider part offers greater surface area ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The blues is one of those genres that’s simply open to limitless interpretation. Guided by the ...

Blues is so much a part of the fabric of American music and American culture — not only as a defined musical form, but also as a springboard for all kinds of creativity — that it seems crazy to try to ...

T- Bone Walker constantly played major thirds and sixths, which are not usually included in the “blues scale.” Photo by Heinrich Klaffs via Wikipedia. Reproduced under Creative Commons License. “The ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Cleveland has always held a certain kind of magic. Long before platinum records, Grammy nominations and three decades on the road, he remembers pulling into ...

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Blues rock is often known genre-wide for featuring a killer guitar solo or two, especially when it comes to these three ...