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From teenage prodigy to modern guitar royalty, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is ushering in a new era for blues guitar
By Alan Paul published
Hard Road is the sound of an artist maturing, dealing with tragedy, life, and new ideas for putting a fresh twist on one of electric guitar's foundational sounds

He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio
By Jim Beaugez published
Canyon Lights gives Faherty the opportunity to draw from all corners of his musical vocabulary but ask him what he wants as a player and he'll tell you it's all about Buddy Guy, 1970, and that touch and feel...

From humble beginnings to a cameo in Michael B. Jordan's Sinners – Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram is bridging the generational gap in blues
By Janelle Borg published
Ingram waxes lyrical about how “blues isn’t just a guy with a guitar” – and why anything from rap and rock can be blues

Eric Gales on his all-star blues tribute to his brother, the man who started him on guitar
By Amit Sharma published
With a stirring tribute to his older brother Manuel, who performed as Little Jimmy King, the master southpaw returns with one of the finest albums of his career

Buddy Guy on showmanship, Strats – and why he has unfinished business with the blues
By Andrew Daly published
Is Buddy Guy our greatest living blues guitarist? As his 10th decade approaches, we meet the master for a frank talk about passing the torch, the importance of a sip of cognac and his advice for Hendrix

Buddy Guy remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix play – and the warning he used to give him before gigs
By Phil Weller published
Guy also remembers how Hendrix won the guitar amp “dogfight”

Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators
By Janelle Borg published
B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Slash, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Larkin Poe, and Warren Haynes

Buddy Guy says he’s not retiring until the blues gets a higher profile
By Matt Parker published
The 88-year-old blues star says the lack of mainstream platforms for blues concerns him – but his Sinners cameo gives him cause for hope

Jimmy Rip remembers recording Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more for one of the greatest all-star albums of all time
By Phil Weller published
The project saw the producer and guitarist travel the world and record legendary players in unusual locations

Buddy Guy influenced Clapton, Page and Hendrix – here’s what you can learn from the blues icon
By Richard Barrett published
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
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