blues

The legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and what could have been

By Amit Sharma Published 8 July 26

How SRV followed Texas Flood, wrestled blues guitar from the club to MTV and became the guitar hero everyone wanted to copy – all before passing too soon

How Ronnie Wood began his path to rock royalty with a stolen Fender bass

By Ed Friedland Published 8 July 26

Long before he was a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood played bass guitar on a ragged 12-bar blues with Jeff Beck

Devon Allman on his worst onstage moment – and three all-star encounters he’ll always remember

By Andrew Daly Published 8 July 26

The guitar tells the story for blues-rock dynasty son – who says the secret to great playing is switching off your mind and painting the sky

Slash on what made him finally change up his sound – and why we’re living through a renaissance for blues guitar

By Andrew Daly Published 7 July 26

With his live album and concert film out now, Slash explains why he's still got the blues and that ain't bad

“Keith asked me to come over and play. They wanted me to join”: Why Jeff Beck turned down The Rolling Stones

By Steve Rosen Published 6 July 26

The late guitar hero thought he’d been invited to jam for a weekend in the mid ’70s. He didn’t realize Keith Richards wanted him to replace Mick Taylor, as told in this exclusive book excerpt

Samantha Fish on finally meeting her fans’ demands and why the SG is the one

By David Mead Published 6 July 26

With a new live album out now, we sat down with the blues-rock fireball to hear about the gear and attitude that fuels her stage performances

Eric Bibb on why happiness is a good acoustic guitar – and what makes the electric a different species

By David Mead Published 1 July 26

The country blues master pays a mid-tour visit to Guitarist to talk touring acoustics and the foundation of his amazing fingerstyle technique