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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram's Top Five Tips for Guitarists
By Joe Bosso published
Mindset, bending, solos, rhythm and the pentatonic scale – here are some invaluable pointers from one of the hottest blues players around

“Keep Going Until Everybody Knows Who You Are”: Rory Block Talks the Blues
By Jimmy Leslie published
Koko Taylor's “Little Miss Dynamite” gives blues women their due on new album ‘Ain’t Nobody Worried,’ with acoustic covers of Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Elizabeth Cotten and more

Vote for Your Favorite New Blues Guitarist
By Guitar Player Staff published
Take part in our “New Breed of Blues” poll

Five of the Most Radical Electric Guitar Designs You've Ever Seen
By Rod Brakes published
Groundbreaking artist Nikita Gale reimagines the solidbody form at Frieze London’s pioneering 63/22 exhibition

Watch Finland Blues-Rock Sensation Erja Lyytinen’s “Waiting for the Daylight” Music Video
By Rod Brakes published
Video The Black Sabbath-infused title track appears today upon the release of her new album

The Evolution of Hill Country Blues
By Jim Beaugez published
From Mississippi Fred McDowell to Cedric Burnside, here’s how a new generation is taking the juke joint sound forward

“There Was More to It Than Just Music”: Charlie Musselwhite Talks Blues
By Jim Beaugez published
The revered harp player finds his way back to the guitar on new album, ‘Mississippi Son’

"We Let It Be the Raw Components of Who We Are as a Rock Band": Larkin Poe Talk Recording Their Blues-Infused Rock 'n' Roll Album, ‘Blood Harmony’
By Jim Beaugez published
Dynamic duo Rebecca and Megan Lovell channel live energy with fuzz guitars and lap steel

Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year
By Joe Bosso published
This fascinating interview tells the story of a career that has seen the U.S. expat cross paths with everyone from Randy Rhoads to Albert King to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor
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