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Happy Bluesman Records #2:<em>Texas Flood</em>

Happy Bluesman Records #2:Texas Flood

May 14, 2020

Texas Flood, by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble was the album that got me hooked on the blues. Like so many others, I first heard it as a teenager, a couple of years after I started playing the guitar. It was the first time I had ever heard a guitarist...

How to Sound Like Duane Allman

How to Sound Like Duane Allman

May 12, 2020

Duane Allman is one of the greatest blues and rock guitarists of all time. During his short life and career, he changed the landscape of the blues. He adapted and built upon the bottleneck style of bluesmen like Elmore James, blending the blues with country rock and roots music. In...

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...

How To Sound Like Joe Bonamassa

How To Sound Like Joe Bonamassa

Jan 13, 2019

I have wanted to sound like Joe Bonamassa since I first became aware of him around 5 years ago. I heard songs like 'Stop!' and 'Sloe Gin', and became enthralled by both his playing, and the quality of his guitar tone. To my mind, Joe Bonamassa is one of the...

Larkin Poe: ‘The Little Sisters Of The Allman Brothers’

Larkin Poe: ‘The Little Sisters Of The Allman Brothers’

Nov 25, 2018

Larkin Poe are one of the most interesting bands in the modern blues scene. In their own words, they’ve created a 'brand of Roots Rock ‘n’ Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavoured by their southern heritage’. They are unlike any band in the world of contemporary blues. Fronted by sisters Rebecca...

How To Sound Like Peter Green

How To Sound Like Peter Green

Nov 7, 2018

I have wanted to sound like Peter Green from the moment I first heard 'Black Magic Woman' as a teenager.  In my opinion, Green's playing represents everything that is so brilliant about the blues. He plays with pure emotion. His playing is not fast, nor is it flashy. He doesn't use...

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,...

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