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August 30, 201315Comments

Fastest (Blues) Man On Record…

Buddy Guy seems to be a household name for us blues players, but most people don't know how Buddy got his start and what you can learn from that. I've been

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August 7, 2013189Comments

Classic Blues Songs: “Hide Away”

Freddie King turned a lot of heads when he recorded "Hide Away." As he tells the story, it's a song influenced by a bunch of other song pieces; and like

by Griff

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July 17, 2013175Comments

I’ll Give It An 85 – It’s Got A Good Beat And You Can Dance To It…

Remember Dick Clark and the old American Bandstand? There was the "Rate-A-Record" part where they would play a new song, and ask a couple of the dancers to rate the song

by Griff

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May 10, 201390Comments

Mastery Is Overrated…

You might have heard many people say that it takes 10,000 hours of "work" to master a skill... I suppose there is likely a lot of truth to that if you

by Griff

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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

by Griff

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January 9, 20136Comments

A Simple Roman Numeral Theory Lesson

Here at Blues Guitar Unleashed, I don't like to throw big amounts of chord theory your way. I will say that understanding theory can help your playing, but we've been

by Griff

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December 18, 20125Comments

History Of Acoustic Blues Guitar

There are a lot of reasons why I decided to create my course entitled, "Acoustic Blues Guitar Unleashed," but one of the main reasons was to celebrate the history of

by Griff

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November 20, 20126Comments

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Is Going To New York

It looks like Eric Clapton and the gang are gearing up for the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York. According to an article in the

by Griff

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November 20, 20123Comments

The Recording Process With Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi

The Tedeschi Trucks Band is one of the hottest bands in blues music today, and in my opinion, they are one of the best because they continually strive to stay

by Griff

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September 26, 20124Comments

Ushering A New Era Of The Blues With Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy recently shared his concern about what the new generations will do with blues music. Buddy is afraid that the music might eventually die with blues masters like him,

by Griff

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