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March 28, 20126Comments

W.C. Clark: Godfather Of The Austin Blues Music Scene

As I was looking for a good "Cold Shot" video by Stevie Ray Vaughan, I stumbled across a video of the song performed by W.C. Clark. I had to do

by Griff

Blues Artists

March 23, 20127Comments

Blues From The Soul With Seasick Steve

Any great blues musician will tell you that playing the blues is all about telling a story. In recent years, Seasick Steve has toured the world bringing his story to

by Griff

Blues Artists

Lessons

March 22, 201264Comments

Stealing Licks And “Stock Phrases”

One of my Blues Guitar Unleashed members posted this clip up on the member forum and I think it's just great. In it, Clapton talks about his use of what he

by Griff

Blues Artists

March 20, 201215Comments

The Signature Sound Of Blues Guitarist, Robert Cray

Most interviewers have asked Robert Cray if he considers himself a blues guitarist. The answer that I have been able to find is that Cray draws inspiration from the blues,

by Griff

Blues Artists

March 6, 201220Comments

Celebrating Blues And Rock Guitar With Rory Gallagher

One of the great guitarists that doesn't get nearly enough attention, in my opinion, is Rory Gallagher. Gallagher was a great blues rock guitarist in the 1960s, 70s and 80s

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Gear

March 1, 2012113Comments

Guitar Pedals: Overdrive And Distortion Stomp Box Comparison and Shootout

Plain and simple... I love pedals. I have an addiction and I just love how you can grab a new pedal (relatively) cheaply and have a whole new sound. This video

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Blues Artists

March 1, 20126Comments

Excerpts From The Blues Special At The White House

In honor of the recent PBS special at the White House, "Red, White and Blues," I thought I would share excerpts from the show with you. Hopefully you were able

by Griff

Gear

February 22, 20128Comments

Playing The Blues On The Resonator Guitar

I recently picked up a resonator guitar and have really enjoyed messing around with it. So I thought it would be fun to do a little research about resonator guitars

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Lessons

February 7, 2012131Comments

How To Write A Song In 5 Minutes Or Less

Usually when I tell my students they can write a song in 5 minutes I get a big eye-roll and a "yeah right!" sort of comment. But the truth is that

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Gear

January 23, 2012131Comments

NAMM 2012…

Well, I spent several hours at the NAMM show in Anaheim this last weekend (National Association of Music Merchants.) And while I was there I shot some video of some

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