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Blues Chronicles 19

Blues Chronicles #19: Tampa Red – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 19, 2020
In this 19th Episode of Blues Chronicles, we learn about the "man with the golden guitar," Tampa Red. Red Was dubbed this nickname because of the limited editio...
Blues Chronicles 18

Blues Chronicles #18: Blind Willie McTell – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 18, 2020
On this 18th Edition of Blues Chronicles, we learn about a widely covered bluesman, Blind Willie McTell. Despite being blind in both eyes from a young age, it i...
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Ukulele Daily – Episode 1: Strums and Timing – Marcy Marxer

June 17, 2020
On Episode 1 of Ukulele Daily, Marcy Marxer kicks off this YouTube series with the concept of keeping time and using different strumming patters. Using open cho...
Blues Chronicles 17

Blues Chronicles #17: Memphis Minnie – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 17, 2020
On Episode 17 of Blues Chronicles, we learn about a female blues guitar figure who often outdid her male counterparts: Memphis Minnie. Over the course of her ve...
Blues Chronicles 16

Blues Chronicles #16: Mississippi John Hurt – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 16, 2020
On Episode 16 of Blues Chronicles, we learn about an important figure in Rev. Robert Jones' music career: Mississippi John Hurt. According to Rev. Jones, the fi...
Blues Chronicles 15

Blues Chronicles #15: Lonnie Johnson – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 15, 2020
On Episode 15 of Blues Chronicles, we learn about one of the co-founders of jazz guitar, Lonnie Johnson. Raised in a musical family, Johnson could play piano, v...
Blues Chronicles 14

Blues Chronicles #14: Big Bill Broonzy – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 14, 2020
On Episode 14 of Blues Chronicles, we discuss one of the first bluesmen to arrive in Chicago, Big Bill Broonzy. Originally a fiddler, Broonzy learned guitar fro...
Blues Chronicles 13

Blues Chronicles #13: Rev. Gary Davis – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 13, 2020
On Episode 13 of Blues Chronicles, Reverend Jones tells us about Rev. Gary Davis, who was thought to be one of the great blues players inspired by Blind Blake. ...
Blues Chronicles 12

Blues Chronicles #12 – Blind Blake – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 12, 2020
On Episode 12 of Blues Chronicles, Reverend Jones sheds light on the career of east coast influential figure, Blind Arthur Blake. Not much is known about Blind ...
Blues Chronicles 11

Blues Chronicles #11: Skip James – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 11, 2020
In Episode 11 of Blues Chronicles, Reverend Robert Jones tells us about Skip James, who learned to play the guitar in an unusual D minor tuning. In his early da...
Blues Chronicles 10

Blues Chronicles #10: Huddie Ledbetter – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones

June 10, 2020
On Episode 10 of Blues Chronicles, Rev. Jones covers another key figure, King of the 12-String guitar, Huddie Ledbetter. Also known as "Lead Belly," Huddie Ledb...
Clawhammer Banjo Licks & Tricks

Clawhammer Banjo Licks & Tricks – Episode 1: Triplets – Cathy Fink

June 9, 2020
Learn to play triplets in Open G tuning and Double C tuning along with song/tune application for those triplets. Cathy Fink's Courses: https://truefire.com/e...
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