I have received a lot of great comments on some of the posts I put up about early blues men. So, I want to continue with the spotlight on early blues guitarists and feature Mr. Lightnin' Hopkins. Hopkins was an early Texas blues man, known for his hard boogie-woogie rhythms, signature leads, and rough vocals. …
Blues guitar with fedora Freddie King is one of the blues guitar greats that inspired generations of guitarists with his music. While there is no relation to Albert King or B.B. King, he is definitely considered to be a "King of the blues." I thought it would be cool to do some digging on the…
B.B. King with his guitar, Lucille. From Wikipedia.org B.B. King has touched the hearts of music fans all over the world, including my own. I found a gem while I was cruising YouTube and wanted to share it with you. It's the story of how Lucille, B.B. King's famous guitar, got her name. You may…
Joe Bonamassa from Wikipedia.org The list of blues artists on today's music charts is unfortunately getting shorter and shorter. Joe Bonamassa is an artist doing everything he can to use his blues roots and stay in the music game. This isn't the first time that I have mentioned that name, but I thought I would…
Albert King with his signature Flying V. Image from Wikipedia Alright so today I want to talk about cool blues riffs - and in particular I'm going to use Albert King's "Born Under A Bad Sign" as my demonstration riff. Now, your first question might be, "What's the difference between a lick and a riff?"…
