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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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Blues Artists

April 3, 20135Comments

The New And Improved Warren Haynes Band

It seems like Warren Haynes has been busy in the last couple years. I've always been a fan of Gov't Mule and his time with the Allman Brothers, plus some

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Blues Artists

March 29, 20135Comments

The Blues Of St. Louis

It seems to me that the St. Louis Blues wasn't really known for its' guitar players as much as it was a style built for pianists. But nonetheless, this home

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Blues Artists

March 27, 20134Comments

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Friends

A few days ago I shared a video on the Blues Guitar Unleashed facebook page featuring SRV and Dick Dale playing their version of the classic surf song, "Pipeline." The

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Blues Artists

March 22, 201310Comments

Blues With Some Rock And Country Mixed In From Lonnie Mack

Okay, it's about time I covered one of the other great guitarists to have hit the music scene. Lonnie Mack has such a killer style of guitar playing and a

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Blues Artists

March 20, 201346Comments

Classic Chicago Blues With Matt “Guitar” Murphy

I've been writing a posts about a lot of the really great blues guitar players, including those that fronted their own groups and some that might not have had the

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Blues Artists

March 15, 201370Comments

Some Classic Finger picking From Jerry Reed, Chet Alkins And Arnie Newman

I had a request recently for a little bit of Jerry Reed. Since much of the blues and country music can go hand in hand when it comes to the

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