Gary Clark Jr.

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“This recognition holds immense significance for me”: Gary Clark Jr. joins Carlos Santana and Van Halen on Guitar Center Hollywood’s iconic RockWalk

By Janelle Borg published 7 May 24

The RockWalk ceremony made its return to Los Angeles for the first time in six years

“A mechanical riff so crushingly heavy that it will give you the bends”: April 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

By Michael Astley-Brown published 30 April 24

From fast-rising indie rock acts and heavy playing pioneers to Beyoncé and beyond – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days

“I could have headed towards blues or shred. I chose blues… Fast-forward to 2020, I decided to become a 12 year-old learning guitar again – I went the other way and got an Ibanez with a Floyd Rose!” Gary Clark Jr. is finally unleashing his inner shredder

By Amit Sharma published 10 April 24

On his powerful and experimental new album, Gary Clark Jr. is channeling the pioneering spirit of the greats and finding new shades of blue

“I got made fun of because I walked in proud with an Ibanez Blazer and a solid-state Crate amp”: Gary Clark Jr. says he was mocked at early club gigs for using entry-level shred guitar gear

By Matt Parker published 4 April 24

The guitar hero says he soon learned that shred players were not welcomed at Austin’s esteemed blues venues

“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato

By Matt Owen published 8 March 24

Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

St. Vincent performs onstage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2022

“This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

By Michael Astley-Brown published 29 February 24

From neoclassical tapping clinics to cosmic, spaghetti western-esque guitar soundscapes, this month has provided an embarrassment of six-string riches

Gary Clark Jr. is responsible for some of contemporary blues’ tastiest solos – here’s what you can learn from his approach

By Andy G Jones published 14 February 24

How the Austin, TX, genre polymath's signature style can modernize your blues leads

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. play Cause We've Ended As Lovers at the Jeff Beck Tribute show

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. played Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers at the recent Jeff Beck tribute – see how they handled the show’s most daunting task

By Matt Parker published 25 May 23

The two guitar heroes were performing at the recent Beck tribute concerts at London’s Albert Hall organized by Clapton

Eric Clapton, Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks and Gary Clark Jr. on stage at the Royal Albert Hall

Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down

By Matt Owen published 23 May 23

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr. and many more all squeezed onstage to pay tribute to the late guitar great

Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Susan Tedeschi and Gary Clark Jr.

Eric Clapton announces star-studded Jeff Beck tribute concerts with Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, John McLaughlin, Susan Tedeschi and Doyle Bramhall II

By Matt Owen published 10 March 23

Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks, Imelda May, Rod Stewart and many more are also set to feature at the gigs, which will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall later this year

10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it

By Sam Roche published 13 October 22

These fans were plucked from the crowd by their guitar idols, and answered the call in roof-raising style

Watch Gary Clark Jr. enlist Samantha Fish for a show-stopping live rendition of When My Train Pulls In

By Matt Owen published 19 July 22

Fish supported Clark Jr. on the night before returning to the stage for a 13-minute encore and some top-tier blues soloing

Gary Clark Jr., St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers and H.E.R.

St. Vincent, H.E.R., Phoebe Bridgers and Gary Clark Jr. to feature on Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack

By Matt Parker published 11 May 22

The '70s-set caper is set to be packed with era-inspired covers from Diana Ross, Tame Impala and a host of indie guitar heroes

Gary Clark Jr. performs at the ACL Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 12, 2019 in Austin, Texas

Hear Gary Clark Jr.'s atmospheric, guitar-driven soundtrack to Budweiser's 2022 Super Bowl ad

By Jackson Maxwell published 10 February 22

One of the beer giant's famous Clydesdale ads, the 60-second spot is set to a tapestry of Clark's guitar work

Gary Clark Jr. (left) and Eric Gales perform at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina

Watch Eric Gales turn in one of 2021's most astonishing live guitar solos onstage with Gary Clark Jr.

By Jackson Maxwell published 28 October 21

Joining Clark for an 11-minute rendition of When My Train Pulls In in Greensboro, North Carolina, Gales stole the show with an extended blues-rock guitar workout for the ages

Zach Person: “My hope is that I can expose the blues to a new audience and a new generation of listeners“

By Brad Angle published 29 July 21

How a jaw-dropping Gary Clark Jr. cover on American Idol led to Person sharing a stage with Buddy Guy, sharing bills with the Foo Fighters, and a multi-faceted debut album

5 highlights from the weekend's star-studded B.B. King Museum celebration

By Jim Beaugez published 8 June 21

Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark Jr. and more paid tribute to the King of the Blues in Indianola, Mississippi

Gary Clark Jr.: “When I got my guitar, school went out the window. I was practicing all day long, all night long”

By Matt Owen published 20 May 21

Ahead of the release of upcoming biographical Audible Original, Deep Soul Lowdown, the blues torchbearer takes a trip down memory lane to reflect upon his early six-string years

4 guitar tricks you can learn from Gary Clark Jr.

By Richard Barrett published 24 December 20

Throwing some curveballs in among old-school John Lee Hooker callbacks, Clark's style is fresh, vital and liberating

Gary Clark Jr. and Abasi Concepts Space Tele

Gary Clark Jr. tries the space-age Abasi Concepts Space T on for size

By Matt Owen published 17 December 20

The blues-rock ace has been pictured playing Tosin Abasi's futuristic Tele-style model

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