<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Blues-guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/blues-guitar Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Every interview I've ever had, I get asked ‘Can a white man play the blues?’ I hate that question!” Buddy Guy on the players who inspire him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/buddy-guy-on-the-players-who-inspire-him K8qDGutmmDGPSCfrtg8XXY Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I thought, Wow, what an effective thing to do! And I learned it directly from him.” Alex Lifeson reveals the technique he stole from Rory Gallagher during their time together on the road ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/alex-lifeson-on-rory-gallagher ymv8XS83cqGiFEoDXvPsJZ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:55:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Think you’ve heard the most jaw-dropping hardcore blues solos of all time? We don’t think so.” Guitar Player presents 50 badass blues guitar solos you must hear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/50-badass-blues-solos-you-must-hear fMF5uapRBdjkgU3HaA7xub Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:48:28 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was the whole package; I learned a lot from that.” Eric Johnson on the one thing that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s playing to the next level ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eric-johnson-on-austin-and-stevie-ray-vaughan vo5CmrFcnor3MLKWt3RDv Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:59:59 +0000 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:01:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He looked at me and said, 'I can't teach you that.' So I said, ‘Then I can't take a music class!’” Buddy Guy on the one thing every guitarist needs to play the blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-looked-at-me-and-said-i-cant-teach-you-that-so-i-said-then-i-cant-take-a-music-class-buddy-guy-on-the-one-thing-every-guitarist-needs-to-play-the-blues u467QfjrA6xNLeTauX2qeA Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:19:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric thought he was going to have this little blues trio and be like Buddy Guy. We had different ideas." Jack Bruce on how Eric Clapton was the odd man out in Cream ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jack-bruce-on-eric-clapton-the-blues-and-cream MQDiciDfNcPCTxdU93sLv8 Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:56:25 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s the song that made me realize I love this and want to do it forever.” Grace Bowers reveals the legends who inspired her blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/grace-bowers-on-slash-and-bb-king 2x3vtQtwEgAVwM9HcipWL3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:48:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That's where you control your tone. It’s surprising to me that so few people really talk about it." Sue Foley serves up five game-changing blues guitar tips ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/advice-tips/sue-foley-offers-five-essential-blues-guitar-tips RABPSqjmjPmhaQvWxP4GjK Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:07:43 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I get disrespected before I even play. People take one look at me and immediately get a thought in their head of what I am." How teen blues guitar sensation Grace Bowers is winning over critics one gig at a time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/grace-bowers-i-get-disrespected ntcyk6opiBFUFnQf3AcRd8 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:42:37 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:27:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the biggest challenge of my musical life.” Joe Bonamassa on the honor and pressures of his upcoming Rory Gallagher tribute shows in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-on-his-rory-gallagher-tribute-shows 7oksWPJ572UMqV9g8QCkSj Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:20:54 +0000 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:01:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could hear the amps humming.” Derek Trucks says playing with Buddy Guy taught him the secret power of turning down your volume ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/derek-trucks-on-playing-with-buddy-guy iG8SGE8srLnka9sXS5U4Go Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:17:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used to hear people say, 'It's what you don't play that counts.' I thought, What the hell does that even mean?” Warren Haynes explains the two things every guitarist should do to stop sounding like an amateur ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/warren-haynes-two-tips-for-better-lead-playing tQfaGiYYUVkx9q57LfqsZg Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:16:48 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:17:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It doesn’t get nearly enough respect for what a groundbreaking song it still is.” Jimi Hendrix is hailed as a guitar hero. Vernon Reid thinks he deserves respect for something else contained in one magical song ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/vernon-reid-on-jimi-hendrix p678X7boUpCiQN5RDCRaZW Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:06:40 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:04:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He let everyone know he was the new dangerous kid on the block. It started me on a relentless mission to find out just who this man was”: Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/eric-clapton-on-buddy-guy-and-cream kNZBKALvx9KCULxDXmwGFb Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:17:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The best news I have heard all year. Bless them for keeping this guitar in Ireland." Rory Gallagher’s Strat sells for $1.16 million before being donated to the National Museum of Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallaghers-strat-sold-at-auction-and-donated-to-the-national-museum-of-ireland hu8K87QyNyH7Ep5DdZxfZE Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:47:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I sold all my Dumbles. Then 2020 rolled around and I said, ‘Man, I've been missing the boat!’” Joe Bonamassa explains why he sold all his Dumble amps — and why he’s now got more than ever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-bonamassa-on-buying-dumble-amps-again dXkPhyKAKXA2aTVU4QCKmA Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:37:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When you start with a crappy guitar, it begins the cycle of gear addiction.” Kenny Wayne Shepherd explains why every player should start out with a cheap guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-on-cheap-gear-and-what-made-hendrix-great GG7ARn9nd7e4zR4GCXNnD9 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:00:07 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:21:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Waiting for the Bus and Jesus Just Left Chicago? In essence, it’s a blues suite in 4/4 and 6/8 time..." The career of Billy Gibbons, blues guitar supremo, in five songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/billy-gibbons-career-in-five-songs M4C99mRyrvkQ5BNDgnb4CX Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:43:54 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Guitar playing is a creative thing. If you come into it thinking that it’s a competition, you’re already screwed”: Rising U.K. blues guitarist Dom Martin on beating his inner demons and the ghost of Rory Gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/dom-martin-interview-2023 DPABcZiLPCTeGSVf8nARuZ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:13:43 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You Don’t Want to Play Like B.B. King or Somebody Else. You Want to Be You": Some Collected Words of Wisdom From B.B. King Himself ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/bb-king-quotes 3i5ht5jjZG7Zrn92u6EYRP Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:15:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Open C Tuning With a Slide Gives It a Whole New Approach": Watch Blues Rocker Erja Lyytinen’s Up-Tempo Live Rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/erja-lyytinen-crosstown-traffic-jimi-hendrix TusQGEcEPkUiy9KocdzqcQ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:19:33 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/christone-kingfish-ingram-five-riffs-interview baCFxupqsDrC8xncW6vHbc Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:50:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ten of the Greatest Chicago Blues Songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/chicago-blues-guitarists-songs TxhMHcAusbdqVQxiqKvvq9 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:27:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/fender-stratocaster-blues-guitar-solos o8w3K5w5Mn7wsG6Y4Gux9Y Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:52:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Essential ‘Love Letters: Samantha Fish Live from New Orleans’ Documentary Concert Special ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/samantha-fish-love-letters-documentary aZQDNMiLQ7fhWTacq9FQj7 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:58:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/its-so-raw-its-bloody-jim-campilongo-explains-why-muddy-waters-chess-blues-masters-series-album-is-his-undisputed-desert-island-blues-disc FQqJqNiyH9YFTAxprMY48S Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:55:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Was Going to Do It and No One Was Going to Stop Me”: Joanna Connor Talks Breaking into the Chicago Blues Scene ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-was-going-to-do-it-and-no-one-was-going-to-stop-me-joanna-connor-talks-breaking-the-chicago-blues-scene mEbm34sqUTo9SWaV7KD3hE Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:25:38 +0000 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:48:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “How can you make a cult figure of Robert Johnson, who recorded 30 Sides, and ignore Memphis Minnie, who recorded 200?” Del Rey speaks up about female guitar History ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-can-you-make-a-cult-figure-of-robert-johnson-who-recorded-30-sides-and-ignore-memphis-minnie-who-recorded-200-del-rey-speaks-up-about-female-guitar-history Av859b8v4S8wTZwZUdiiVX Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:36:01 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe’s 1929 Original “When the Levee Breaks” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/listen-to-memphis-minnie-and-kansas-joes-1929-original-when-the-levee-breaks q6t4ptP5pBfchgvC2NXLZA Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:32:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m a Blues Guitarist in a Metal Band”: Blues-Rock Aficionado Mark Morton and Hardcore Metalhead Willie Adler Talk Lamb of God’s Unlikely Guitar Pairing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/im-a-blues-guitarist-in-a-metal-band-blues-rock-aficionado-mark-morton-and-hardcore-metalhead-willie-adler-talk-lamb-of-gods-unlikely-guitar-pairing kCePQAGRbD8m7KPQqz8h Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:23:26 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I Just Don't See Any Need for Pedals”: Walter Trout Shows Us How He Gets All the Tones He Needs From His Vintage Mesa/Boogie Mark IV Amp ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/i-just-dont-see-any-need-for-pedals-walter-trout-shows-us-how-he-gets-all-the-tones-he-needs-from-his-vintage-mesaboogie-mark-iv-amp WjixT3tpShkmCLfyGd4voH Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:35:07 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 21 Top New Blues Guitarists As Chosen By You ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/21-top-new-blues-guitarists-as-chosen-by-you NTJoxjFKtAWYkrBwUhyDvZ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:00:36 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Are Crazy About Riffs”: Rebecca and Megan Lovell Reveal the Secrets Behind Larkin Poe’s Alchemical Magic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/we-are-crazy-about-riffs-rebecca-and-megan-lovell-reveal-the-secrets-behind-larkin-poes-alchemical-magic ouSvE4miqPcU55PpdsdPGL Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:49:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:55:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch B.B. King’s Awe-Inspiring ‘Sing Sing Thanksgiving’ Performance 50 Years On ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/bb-king-called-this-one-of-his-best-performances Bx3K7jmHDXzFMXeTjTFetb Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:56:46 +0000 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:06:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vote for Your Favorite New Blues Guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/vote-for-your-favorite-new-blues-guitarist BwqkkeoJJxeFRZrsTfKGvR Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Evolution of Hill Country Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-evolution-of-hill-country-blues NLbzqPy8Mrr2wxinNj25g3 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:30:21 +0000 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:49:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There Was More to It Than Just Music”: Charlie Musselwhite Talks Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/there-was-more-to-it-than-just-music-charlie-musselwhite-talks-blues QVLREsKj5gdQEKihpDEL8o Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:05:00 +0000 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:38:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/listen-to-stephen-dale-petits-2020-visions-one-of-the-most-exciting-guitar-records-weve-heard-this-year D3nkHPg5Hyw8GxqoGNQw7V Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:53:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-how-to-replicate-the-magic-of-the-blues-greats dZGan2rQgAiJ2p3rmJwPQC Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:45:02 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Blues Master Kirk Fletcher’s "Afraid to Die, Too Scared to Live" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-blues-master-kirk-fletchers-afraid-to-die-too-scared-to-live-music-video Xs7NzNJ4Q9Hx6FzgAqkVJm Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:37:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher’s School of Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rory-gallaghers-school-of-blues zHbJbiA2VX6H84bxVH2tyB Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:44:25 +0000 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Is the Music an Expression of Your State of Being, Or is it Something You're Just Taking On?” Vernon Reid Talks Jazz, Theory and the Spirit of the Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/is-the-music-an-expression-of-your-state-of-being-or-is-it-something-youre-just-taking-on-vernon-reid-talks-jazz-theory-and-the-spirit-of-the-blues HtANzLkhZXnHjTodupKe3X Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:31:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Samantha Fish Up Close Performing “Gone for Good” on a Gibson Firebird ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-samantha-fish-up-close-performing-gone-for-good-on-a-gibson-firebird zKGc2dWTT8QJTEovJoonP5 Tue, 24 May 2022 17:15:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Blues Hotshot Albert Cummings’ New Performance Video, “Meet the Man” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-blues-hotshot-albert-cummings-new-performance-video-meet-the-man Nsvf6WVMFx8cyvsJPQ3FHZ Tue, 24 May 2022 11:51:43 +0000 Tue, 24 May 2022 14:14:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Historic Eric Clapton Performance and Martin Scorsese Interview Finally Gets Official DVD and Blu-ray Release ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/historic-eric-clapton-performance-and-martin-scorsese-interview-finally-gets-official-dvd-and-blu-ray-release n9iXhbEsxvUAwvNESuephc Tue, 10 May 2022 11:40:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m Sick of All of the Existential, Post-Apocalyptic Doom”: Rick Holmstrom Reacts to the Current Crazy with ‘Get It!’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/im-sick-of-all-of-the-existential-post-apocalyptic-doom-rick-holmstrom-reacts-to-the-current-crazy-with-get-it V6UNUzJfaSY7RkhXjvE8MF Wed, 04 May 2022 17:25:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If You Want to Be a Creator, You’ve Got to Go On a Whole Different Journey”: Albert Cummings Talks Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/if-you-want-to-be-a-creator-youve-got-to-go-on-a-whole-different-journey-albert-cummings-talks-blues mpR28qS6WiMiytVky8V4iD Wed, 04 May 2022 15:50:02 +0000 Wed, 04 May 2022 15:50:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Try to Swoop In and Help Where We Can”: Joe Bonamassa on Keeping the Blues Alive ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/we-try-to-swoop-in-and-help-where-we-can-joe-bonamassa-on-keeping-the-blues-alive ED85GCszbhJNMmossHgCqY Tue, 03 May 2022 17:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn to Play Slide Like Bonnie Raitt ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/learn-to-play-slide-like-bonnie-raitt gMwc7GEALaSBy6bAuBUMnD Tue, 03 May 2022 14:43:24 +0000 Thu, 05 May 2022 15:32:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His Storytelling Was as Brilliant as His Guitar Playing”: How the Spirit of Skip James is Felt Stronger than Ever Today in Bentonia Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/his-storytelling-was-as-brilliant-as-his-guitar-playing-how-the-spirit-of-skip-james-is-felt-stronger-than-ever-today-in-bentonia-blues 5je9nUrVsHWmxodVsintMh Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:05:36 +0000