B.B. King

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CIRCA 1968: B.B. King performs live onstage with Gibson ES-355 semi-hollow electric guitar
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

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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs in concert during Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 16, 2023 in Manchester, Tennessee.
"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

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L-R: Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Kurt Cobain
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

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B.B. King 'Sing Sing Thanksgiving'
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”

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Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
"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

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Lee Ritenour
“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.

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B.B. King (1925-2015), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) and Albert Collins (1932-1993) perform together on stage on the riverboat SS President in New Orleans during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on 22 April 1988.
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.

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Larry McCray
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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Albert Cummings
“If You Want to Be a Creator, You’ve Got to Go On a Whole Different Journey”: Albert Cummings Talks Blues

By Rod Brakes Published

With his new album, ‘Ten’, the Strat-slinger is keeping the blues alive and well – and down to earth.

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Skip James at Newport Folk Festival 26th July 1964.
“His Storytelling Was as Brilliant as His Guitar Playing”: How the Spirit of Skip James is Felt Stronger than Ever Today in Bentonia Blues

By Jim Beaugez Published

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

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