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Happy Bluesman Records #1: <em>B.B. King – Live In Cook County Jail</em>

Happy Bluesman Records #1: B.B. King – Live In Cook County Jail

May 2, 2020

Over the past couple of weeks, I have listened to a greater variety of blues music than ever before. I have discovered new artists and new albums, which has deepened my understanding and love of the blues. Not only has this helped me to develop as a musician, but it...

10 Lessons You Can Learn From B.B. King

10 Lessons You Can Learn From B.B. King

Apr 27, 2020

B.B. King is the undisputed master of the blues. He redefined the electric guitar and totally changed the way that it was played. He introduced techniques and a style of playing that was wildly different to anything that came before. In doing so, he had a profound impact not just...

10 Lessons You Can Learn From Eric Clapton

10 Lessons You Can Learn From Eric Clapton

Apr 14, 2020

It is difficult to overstate the impact that Eric Clapton has had on the blues. He was at the forefront of the British blues movement, which, when transported back to America, gave a new lease of life to the blues there too. He is an iconic figure and one of...

How To Sound Like Jimi Hendrix

How To Sound Like Jimi Hendrix

Feb 10, 2019

I don't think there is a single guitarist in the modern era who has not wanted to sound like Jimi Hendrix at some point in their playing career. He is unquestionably the most iconic guitarist of all time, and one who has influenced every guitarist that is playing today. Most...

10 Slide Guitarists To Add To Your Blues Playlist

10 Slide Guitarists To Add To Your Blues Playlist

Oct 24, 2018

Slide guitar is a fundamental part of the blues. When W.C. Handy first 'discovered' the blues at a train station in Tutwiler, Mississippi, it was a slide guitarist responsible for that revelatory experience: A lean loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me while I slept ... As he played,...

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Nothing but A Jimi Hendrix Rip Off?

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Nothing but A Jimi Hendrix Rip Off?

Mar 3, 2018

‘I can’t stand him mate – he’s just a total Jimi Hendrix rip off. He has no originality and no licks of his own. His music is so boring to listen to…’  So stated my local barber on a damp and dreary Saturday afternoon in London. Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys were playing...

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