Latest about blues
Meet Jesse Williams, the Joe Bonamassa-backed singer-songwriter tackling the mountain blues
Raised on fingerpicking and the blues but now beginning to explore pedals, Williams explains why it’s worth remaining independent no matter the challenges
“I said to my tour manager, ‘I need 350 bucks,’ which he wasn’t happy about. That bass changed my career”: In 1981, Pino Palladino bought a fretless StingRay that altered the course of his musical life – now it’s been recreated as a signature model
In 1981, Pino Palladino bought a fretless StingRay that altered the course of his musical life – now it’s been recreated as a signature model
Eric Gales nearly recorded a guitar solo for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter
Raphael Saadiq reveals he was close to giving Gales a ring when Beyoncé requested an extended solo on one of the Cowboy Carter tracks
This 16-year-old has been called the next Stevie Ray Vaughan – and he’s finally been given the keys to “the real SRV tone” after years of experimenting
Rhys John Stygal has partnered with Pedal Pawn to put on an SRV clinic, complete with an obsessively assembled guitar rig and pointers on how to harness the blues great’s tone
Scott Gorham on how his guitar partnership with Gary Moore came to a dramatic end
The Belfast-born virtuoso brought blues-rock fireworks to Thin Lizzy's sound and a muscular foil for Gorham who was always trying something different
Joe Bonamassa wraps his Rory Gallagher tribute shows with a stunning cover of As The Crow Flies
The gorgeous ancient relic was made famous by Gallagher’s take on the Tony Joe White song on his 1974 live album, Irish Tour
Buddy Guy influenced Clapton, Page and Hendrix – here’s what you can learn from the blues icon
No-one plays the blues like Buddy Guy – but that doesn't stop us trying. We look at four ways the blues icon approaches his solos. Warning: it's going to get fiery
Billy Gibbons shares the story of the “treasured moment” he sat in on a B.B. King session – as a child
Long before he got the chance to pick it up for himself, the ZZ Top man found himself in a truly formative session with an icon of electric guitar
