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December 5, 20115Comments

Tribute To Guitarist Hubert Sumlin

I'm sad to announce that we just recently lost blues guitar legend, Hubert Sumlin. Sumlin performed with blues legends, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, and influenced generations of rock and

by Griff

Blues Artists

December 1, 201111Comments

Guitar Legend Gary Moore And His Monster Tone

Earlier this year, we lost the true guitar legend, Gary Moore. I have been, and still am, a big fan of Moore for his playing, songwriting, versatility, and most importantly

by Griff

Lessons

December 1, 2011624Comments

Muddy Waters Catfish Blues Style Blues Guitar Lesson

In the wise words of good old Willie Brown back in 1986 - "Muddy Waters invented electricity!" Well... okay, maybe not, but it's a great quote from an otherwise questionable movie

by Griff

Blues Artists

November 29, 201133Comments

Lightnin’ Hopkins And Early Texas Blues

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 my "listening party" with a

by Griff

Blues Artists

Lessons

November 23, 2011108Comments

Playing The Blues Like Freddie King

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

by Griff

Blues Artists

November 22, 20116Comments

B.B. King and Lucille

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

by Griff

Blues Artists

November 17, 20118Comments

Keeping The Blues Alive with Joe Bonamassa

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

by Griff

Lessons

November 17, 2011117Comments

Born Under A Bad Sign Style Blues Guitar Lesson

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,

by Griff

Blues Artists

November 15, 201117Comments

Getting’ Down With The Delta Blues

A lot of blues guitarists look to recent blues legends like B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eric Clapton for influences in their playing. But then there are other guitarists

by Griff

Recommendations

October 27, 201114Comments

See Me In 3D

When I was at USC studying music, I had the good fortune of working with Steve Trovato. If you don't know Steve, he's a helluva guitar player and he's published

by Griff

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