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 #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 #14: Big Bill Broonzy – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
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: 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 #12 – Blind Blake – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
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: 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 #10: Huddie Ledbetter – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
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...
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...
Blues Chronicles #8: What Are the Roots of the Blues? – Guitar History Lesson – Rev. Jones
In Episode 8 of Blues Chronicles, Rev. Jones covers the probable roots of the Blues, itself. Blues was like born from the song traditions formed by African slav...
Blues Chronicles #7: Rev. Robert Wilkins – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
In Episode 7 of Blues Chronicles, Rev. Robert Jones talks about Rev. Robert Wilkins, another prominent figure in Blues history. Rev. Wilkins was the author of t...
Blues Chronicles #6: Do I Have A Right To Sing the Blues? – Guitar History Lesson – Rev. Robert Jones
On Episode 6 of Blues Chronicles, Rev. Robert Jones addresses a frequently asked question he gets about singing music written by and about African Americans. ...
Blues Chronicles #5: Charlie Patton – Guitar History Lesson – Reverend Robert Jones
In Episode 5 of Blues Chronicles, Rev. Robert Jones delves into the legacy of Charley Patton, the father of delta Blues. Patton was, according to Rev. Jones, pr...