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"B.B. King Had a Left Hand That Could Do Things That Were Not of This Earth. I Knew I Could Never Do Any of That": Blues Legend Buddy Guy Explains How Learning What He Could (and Couldn't) Do from His Guitar Heroes Shaped His Unique Style
While taking cues from some of his heroes, Guy also made sure that he simultaneously developed his own voice on the instrument, saying "I’ve got to do something different from them or I’m done for."
"I Was 19 When I Left the Yardbirds. I Intended to Give Up Then, but John Mayall Offered Me a Job... I Needed the Bread, and Some Kind of Identity Too': Cream's Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce Discuss Balancing Blues, Jazz, and Volume in 1967 GP Interview
This classic from the GP archives is a window into rock's pioneering supergroup in their prime, and an intimate look at how they re-wrote the genre's rulebook.
British Blues-Rock Legend and Whitesnake Founding Guitarist Bernie Marsden Dead at 72
The owner of the Beast Les Paul and “Here I Go Again” co-writer passes away peacefully alongside his family
Have the Same Old Blues Chord Shapes Become Stale and Boring? Here’s How to Avoid Sounding Predictable
Avoid the trap of humdrum chords by getting command of a few alternate dominant voicings
Fatten Your Chops With Double-Stops in the Style of Blues Legends Like B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins and Robert Johnson
These essential phrases will help you speak the language of blues guitar
"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”
Video The Finnish guitarist’s latest track appears ahead of new double live album, ‘Diamonds on the Road – Live 2023’
“What Captured Me Early on Was the One-Guitar-as-Orchestra Kind of Approach”: Catfish Keith Has Copious Licks in His Bag of Tricks
From slide to fingerstyle, Catfish Keith’s modern technical virtuosity makes old-time country blues simmer with new flavors
Recorded During the Pandemic Simultaneously With 2021’s ‘Heavy Load Blues’, Gov’t Mule’s Ambitious New Album, ‘Peace…Like a River,’ Is an Exercise in Taking Risks
It was also “a way of not going crazy,” says Warren Haynes
