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In Deep: John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted 08/30/2012 at 10:21am | by Andy Aledort

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In this edition of In Deep, we'll be taking a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues guitar masters: John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins.

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Interview: Guitarist Walter Trout Discusses His New Album, 'Blues For The Modern Daze'

Posted 05/08/2012 at 2:24pm | by Dave Reffett

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Guitarist Walter Trout has a resume that reads like a who’s who of rock and blues legends. From his days in Canned Heat, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers to playing lead for John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton and Bo Diddley Walter paid his dues and then some. I spoke with Walter to hear all about his new CD Blues For The Modern Daze, which was released April 24 via Mascot Music Productions.

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Guitar Girl'd: 10 Great Duets Featuring Female Guitarists

Posted 01/05/2012 at 12:04pm | by Laura B. Whitmore

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Check out these 10 fabulous and varied duets featuring some excellent guitar playing by greats like Orianthi, Bonnie Raitt, Jennifer Batten and more, paired with legends like Steve Vai, Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana. It’s a guitar feast that’s fit for two!

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Down and Dirty with G. Love: On John Lee Hooker

Posted 01/03/2012 at 1:05pm | by G. Love

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I think it was John Lee Hooker himself who called his blues "the deepest blues." I wholeheartedly agree. This week's Down and Dirty is going to focus on the man who is quite possibly the most emotionally powerful and original bluesman, John Lee Hooker.

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Down and Dirty with G. Love: On Lightnin’ Hopkins

Posted 11/29/2011 at 12:39pm | by G. Love

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The name of this blog is Down and Dirty, and what’s more dirty than the Delta Blues? I was thinking about dedicating the next few blogs to some of the legends of the Blues. When it comes to being down and dirty, I can think of no bluesman who's more down and more dirty than Lightnin' Hopkins. We talked about Delta blues a lot over the past month but when we talk about Lightnin', we are talking about the Texas blues.

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