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Described by blues-rock titan and mentor Buddy Guy as “the next explosion of the blues,” 25-year-old Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has wowed fans and critics alike with his incendiary guitar playing, ...

Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy has influenced some of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Gary Clark Jr. But the factors that led to his inspiration may not ...

When you hear Ruthie Foster open her mouth, it’s hard to believe the little girl who started out playing guitar in church in Texas was more than content “…to be the person who backed up incredible ...

T- Bone Walker constantly played major thirds and sixths, which are not usually included in the “blues scale.” Photo by Heinrich Klaffs via Wikipedia. Reproduced under Creative Commons License. “The ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

The list of lofty shows and achievements for 17-year-old Nashville-based guitar sensation Grace Bowers just keeps growing. Last year she appeared at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival and delivered a ...

Nothing says “I’m hurtin'” like the wail of a mournful guitar. It’s a sound that melts the heart and pierces the soul. While the blues saw a resurgence in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s fallen off the ...

Matt "Guitar" Murphy, who died Friday, was best known as Aretha Franklin's soul food chef husband and band guitarist in 1980's 'The Blues Brothers.' By Mitchell Peters, Billboard Matt “Guitar” Murphy, ...

There's a particular kind of silence that follows a great guitar solo. Not the silence of an ending, but the silence of a ...

Texas blues legend Johnny Winter has died, ending a long and expansive career that included working alongside bluesman Muddy Waters and playing at the Woodstock festival. Winter, who was 70, had been ...