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Crowd Pleaser - Guitar Shorty
Guitar Shorty (born David William Kearney, September 8, 1939, Houston, Texas) is an American blues guitarist. He is well known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Billboard magazine said, βhis galvanizing guitar work defines modern,…
Continue Reading »Honeysuckle - Corey Harris
Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, Denver, Colorado) is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid…
Continue Reading »Jack of Spades - Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 β January 30, 1976) was an influential blues singer, guitarist and songster. Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota, Texas, he as a youth took the name of 'Mance' from a friend of…
Continue Reading »Stretchin Out - Lynwood Slim Band featuring Kid Ramos
Born on January 13, 1959, in Fullerton, CA, blues-rock guitarist David "Kid" Ramos inherited his love of music from his parents, who were both professional opera singers. When his father grew tired of life on the road, he…
Continue Reading »Jelly Roll Blues = Bukka White
Born Booker T. Washington White between Aberdeen and Houston, Mississippi, he gave his cousin B.B. King, a Stella guitar, King's first guitar. White himself is remembered as a player of National steel guitars. He also played, but was…
Continue Reading »Acoustic Blues - Keith Richards
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter and founding member of the Rolling Stones. He was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time" in 2003. One year later,…
Continue Reading »Multiple Songs (Great!) - B B King
Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3…
Continue Reading »Instinct Blues - White Stripes
Really great to see some bands try to create the rawness of the original blues...and successfully!!The White Stripes was an American alternative rock duo, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White…
Continue Reading »Rollin and Tumblin - R. L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 β September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee Burnside, was a North Mississippi hill country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi. He…
Continue Reading »Building A Cigar Box Guitar Part 4
A quick update on the project... I carved a butterfly onto the body. I probably shouldn't be so concerned with aesthetics on cbg #1 but as an artist I can help it! I also used a program to…
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