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Guitabulary: Burrell’s Funky Comping

Burrell's funky comping powers many of the best late 50s and 60s beatnik-jazz records. Andy Ellis helps you summon this late-night mood by using the comping mov...

Guitabulary: Joni Mitchell Opens Up

Just a few weeks ago the LA Times ran a piece on Joni Mitchell, who was interviewed side by side with the guy who has been performing an all-Joni tribute in dra...

Guitabulary: John Lee Hooker

Few guitarists become so strongly identified with a genre of music as John Lee Hooker and his timeless boogie. Hooker laid down his share of classics, such as "...

Allman To ZZ – Part 2

Another one of Andy Ellis' six-string history lessons, Allman to ZZ looks at slide playing from myriad angles, from Blind Willie Johnson's pocket-knife lick fro...

Allman To ZZ – Part 1

Another one of Andy Ellis' six-string history lessons, Allman to ZZ looks at slide playing from myriad angles, from Blind Willie Johnson's pocket-knife lick fro...

Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 5

And the final 10 are in! Rounding out our tribute to TrueFire educators, here's our list of the Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists in no particular order. Drumro...