In the early 1970s, PBS Television in the USA showed an extended special entitled The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist. But this wasn’t strictly true; by 1971, Roy Buchanan had earned himself a ...

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Why it matters: Blues guitar blends emotional storytelling with technical skill, making it one of the most expressive genres to play. Core building blocks: Dominant 7 chords, pentatonic scales, and ...

Blues guitar soloing isn’t just about scales and speed — it’s about telling a story with your instrument. From mastering the pentatonic scale to bending with emotion, the right techniques can turn ...

When you're looking to refresh your blues guitar vocabulary, you can turn things around with these characteristic and enduring motifs One of the staples of blues playing, both ancient and modern, is ...

In American music, slide guitar (also known as bottleneck guitar) is a technique employed primarily by blues guitarists. It involves the use of a smooth cylinder that can fit over a player's finger, ...

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson is best known as a sideman to Magic Sam and Muddy Waters, but he could tear up a stage all by ...