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Essential Listening: 10 Great Slide Guitar Songs

Posted 03/20/2013 at 8:18am | by Damian Fanelli

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10 Great Slide Guitar Songs

Some have tried playing the guitar with their teeth, behind their back, with their feet, etc. And then there was the inventive guitarist who, many decades ago, decided to slip a bottle over his finger and slide it along his guitar's strings (He probably emptied the bottle himself, if you know what I mean).

Exclusive Premiere: The Slide Brothers — "Motherless Children"

Posted 02/14/2013 at 3:24pm | by Damian Fanelli

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The Slide Brothers, standard bearers of the sacred steel tradition, will release their first studio album, Robert Randolph Presents: The Slide Brothers, Tuesday, February 19, on Concord Records. GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Motherless Children," a track off the new album, via the SoundCloud player below.

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 59

Posted 06/10/2007 at 1:40pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Stevie Ray puts a little thumb into today's killer lick, based on Elmore James' Texas blues.

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 48

Posted 05/16/2007 at 12:29pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Bring a little electricity to your blues licks with this gem from Elmore James!

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