Blues Chronicles #29: John Lee Hooker – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
On Episode 29 of Blues Chronicles, we meet the "King of the Boogie," John Lee Hooker. After the passing of Hooker's father in 1923, Hooker's mother remarried a ...
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Blues Chronicles #25: Brownie McGhee – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
On this 25th Episode of Blues Chronicles, we learn about the long-time blues guitarist, Brownie McGhee. Born Walter Brown McGhee, this fantastic bluesman made a...
Blues Chronicles #23: Josh White – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
On Episode 23 of Blues Chronicles, we learn about a man who was so good he competed with himself for the same gig: Josh White. A much requested singer by music ...
Blues Chronicles #21: Robert Johnson – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
On Episode 21 of Blues Chronicles, we learn about the amazing copyist and musical innovator, Robert Johnson. Rumor had it that if Johnson could hear a song just...
Blues Chronicles #18: Blind Willie McTell – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
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...
Blues Chronicles #13: Rev. Gary Davis – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
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 #11: Skip James – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
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 #9 – Son House – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
On Episode 9 of Blues Chronicles, Rev. Jones touches on one of the greatest blues performers to ever come out of the Mississippi delta, Son House. Though many b...