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April 30, 20135Comments

Remembering The Wonderful Music Of Bob Brozman

Unfortunately, we lost one of our great contemporary friends and fellow musicians way too early at the age of 59. Bob Brozman dedicated his life to the study and performance

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discussion

April 26, 2013101Comments

Blues And CAGED

There seems to be a huge amount of confusion when it comes to the CAGED philosophy... both what it is, and what it isn't. Since this is "Blues Guitar Unleashed" I'm

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Blues Artists

April 25, 201311Comments

Eric Clapton’s Still Got The Blues

I don't need to start filling you in on what Eric's been up to lately, since you probably know it all better than I do, but what I dig is

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Blues Artists

April 23, 20135Comments

Chicago Blues In The 1960s With Mike Bloomfield

It must have been really something to have witnessed Mike Bloomfield live on stage in the 60s and 70s. I've got a few recordings to go off of from live

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Blues Artists

April 19, 20138Comments

A Traditional Piedmont Blues Houseparty

I came across a great video on YouTube the other day. It's a full documentary about the Piedmont style fingerpicking blues, straight out of the East coast Appalachian foothills. The

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Lessons

April 17, 2013196Comments

Guitar Lesson: Double Stops

I've been talking on the BGU member forum via personal message about how to harmonize a major scale in 3rds and apply it to blues. It's something that I do cover

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Blues Artists

April 17, 20131Comments

Jimmy ‘Fast Fingers” Dawkins

We lost another one of the great blues guitar slingers just recently. Jimmy Dawkins passed away at the age of 76 on April 10th, and left behind a long list

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Blues Artists

April 12, 20136Comments

Early Chicago Blues Man Tampa Red

One of the great entertainers of the early Chicago blues scene was guitarist Tampa Red. He might have grown up in Tampa, FL but he got his start in the

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Blues Artists

April 10, 201395Comments

The Rock n’ Roll Blues Man Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers is one of those guitarists that was able to get right into the thick of the blues. playing and producing music with John lee Hooker, collaborating with singers

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Blues Artists

April 5, 20136Comments

Texas Blues Man Johnny Copeland

I've been realizing more and more that my music has gravitated toward the Texas blues more than any other blues style out there. There's just something about the heavy electric

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