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Fatten Your Chops With Double-Stops in the Style of Blues Legends Like B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins and Robert Johnson
By Guitar Player Staff published
These essential phrases will help you speak the language of blues guitar

"Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs
By Jim Beaugez published
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

The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century
By Guitar Player Staff published
From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo

Watch B.B. King’s Awe-Inspiring ‘Sing Sing Thanksgiving’ Performance 50 Years On
By Christopher Scapelliti published
VIDEO Filmmaker David Hoffman says the legendary bluesman called this “the best recording of his music he had heard”

"Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’
By Mark McStea published
Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity

“The Key to Finding Who You Are is to Compose”: Lee Ritenour Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks
By Mark McStea last updated
With thousands of sessions to his name the guitarist talks definitive solo records and collaborations from his multi-genre catalog.

Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats
By Art Thompson published
Get in the tone zone of Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

After 20 Years in the Wilderness, Larry McCray Returns in Style With 'Blues Without You'
By Mark McStea published
Thanks to a restart and a new album his future looks brighter than ever.
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