Jim Beaugez

After he regretted not playing more guitar on his solo albums, Chris Shiflett assembled a six-string dream team for Lost at Sea. The result is a treat for the ears

With the help of "a really gritty velcro fuzz", blues guitarist Eric Johanson gets into the raw experience of the moment on his latest album, The Deep and the Dirty

Video The Fender signature artist and Grammy-winning bluesman talks vital influences from Albert King and B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel

“African music is sometimes weird; the beat is difficult. So I said to myself, If I play an instrument like guitar, I’ll probably get it,” says the former West African star

Video The multiple Grammy-winning maestro's journey intersected some serious guitar techniques

Video The Grammy-winning bluegrass star shares the music that shaped her style

Video The singer, songwriter and guitarist reveals the music that inspired his southern fusion

Video From the Byrds to Minutemen, the Wilco guitarist reveals five inspiring guitar tracks that changed his musical life forever

The French guitar phenom opens up about her latest album

How Lauderdale’s latest two players put in the extra innings to make the record shine

As he drops his 35th album, ‘Game Changer,’ the Americana stalwart is learning to be a better musician

From Mississippi Fred McDowell to Cedric Burnside, here’s how a new generation is taking the juke joint sound forward

The revered harp player finds his way back to the guitar on new album, ‘Mississippi Son’

Dynamic duo Rebecca and Megan Lovell channel live energy with fuzz guitars and lap steel

The ‘90s alt-rock devotees bring back molten-hot Big Muff fuzz on 'Household Name'

The rising indie-rock star cooks up a dynamic concoction

The Fender signature artist talks technique, songwriting and gear.

Washed up at age 30, the legendary bluesman was rediscovered in 1964, just five years before his death.

The St. Paul and the Broken Bones guitarist calls on the wisdom of his heroes on the band’s latest, ‘The Alien Coast.’

Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson may have sung about having a hellhound on his trail, but Skip James sounded like the one on the run.

The blues chanteuse offers these pointers to help your guitar solos stand out.

The guitarist’s latest album ‘Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!’ is full of psychedelic surprises.

The Nashville session ace takes us from a porch in Belmont, Mississippi, to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he worked sessions as a teenager, and finally to Music City.

The alt-rock songstress reveals the inspiration behind her many albums and collaborations.

The New Orleans stars discuss their unique musical kinship and the making of their latest long-player ‘Take Good Care.’