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March 28, 201123Comments

Pinetop Perkins (1931 – 2011)

Blues music lost one of its founding fathers when Pinetop Perkins passed away at his home in Austin, Texas on March 21, 2011. Perkins was the oldest musician to ever win

by Griff

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March 25, 201167Comments

Playing A Song Vs. Arranging A Song

If you play guitar, at some point someone has come up to you and said something like, "Oh, you play guitar? Can you play me a song?" At which point a

by Griff

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March 24, 201172Comments

Play Like Clapton – No Talent Required

The other night I was playing Rock Band with my wife and kids... it's our version of "family time" these days. It's addictive... and what makes it work for me

by Griff

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March 18, 201130Comments

Why Improvising… Isn’t

SPOILER ALERT: I'm going to give away a "secret" (though I hate to call it that) of improvising (soloing) today. If you still want to live in your little bubble

by Griff

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August 24, 2010248Comments

Learning Blues Guitar Solos

One of my favorite parts of Blues Guitar Unleashed is the member forum. I try to get over there pretty much every day and join in on the discussions about guitar

by Griff

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March 31, 201018Comments

Hey – Vote For Me!

Okay, I did it. I threw my hat in the ring to win a chance to play at the Crossroads Festival in Chicago this summer. In order to get there, I

by Griff

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December 3, 200920Comments

Griff & The Moderators…

Here's another inspirational one for you. About a year ago, a guy named Chuck came on board BGU. He was one of the first onto the BGU Member Forum when it

by Griff

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July 25, 20091,943Comments

What Are You Listening To?

I thought it would be fun to chime in on what we're listening to these days. Or possibly what some of your favorite blues songs are. Hopefully in the process of

by Griff

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September 29, 2008392Comments

My First “Case Study”

I'm very fortunate in that many of my students end up becoming friends of mine, and as you'll see it's not always all that serious in my studio. My friend Anthony

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