Are you a fan of playing blues guitar? Well, then you must be constantly searching for new licks to add to your arsenal! After all, being able to craft evocativ...
One of fingerstyle blues guitar's most important techniques is steady bass. This style of self-accompaniment allows you to break out your guitar and lay down bl...
If you are striving to become a seasoned blues guitar player, learning the art of crafting compelling chord melodies is essential. Learning to solo is one thing...
As guitar players, we often adopt the habit of constantly trying to improve our skills. We strive for a goal of higher proficiency, so we can be like our favori...
Playing guitar in any one style is a terrific way to start out. But, when guitar players elevate themselves to higher levels of playing, they often combine elem...
When any of us learn to play the guitar, the style we end up developing is ultimately influenced by the styles of the players we learn from. In other words, it'...
The blues is undeniably one of the most influential styles of music to emerge in the common era. It is the forefather of rock, jazz, and so many other foundatio...
Much of the music we hold near and dear today, whether it's modern or from decades passed, has roots in the United States. More specifically, styles like blues,...
In the realm of blues guitar, there are a vast array of individual styles and fusions. We can find one of these unique fusions in the soloing styles of Jim Oblo...
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 ...
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...
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...