Blues Shuffle In G
Started recording some stuff this afternoon, intended on laying down a clean version of Freddi King’s Hideaway on my recently purchased Blues Deluxe Amp, but it just wasn’t happening. Then I ended up in this G Blues Shuffle that sounds not bad – a few mistakes along the way, but not a bad version – […]
Top 10 New Blues Guitar Players – Agree?
Gibson recently published a listing of their top 10 list for current/new blues guitar greats…obviously this is subjective, and I wanted to give my opinion… First, let’s look at their list: 1. Joe Bonamassa 2. John Mayer 3. Jack White 4. Eric Gales 5. Don Auerbach (The Black Keys) 6. Davy Knowles 7. Kenny Wayne […]
JW Jones Blues New Video Release
Great local Ottawa, Ontario blues guitar talent JW Jones released his new video for “Aint Gonna Beg”, shot in Ottawa it features a ton of local Ottawa scenes in the background including: Classic Mayfair Theatre, Metropolitan Brasserie, Karters Corners Go-Carting…pretty cool when you can fit your hometown landmarks into your own video. Oh ya, pretty […]
Two New Blues Guitar CD’s – 4-Stars Plus
What ever happened to things getting quiet over the summer? This year there have been some very good quality blues CD’s and DVD’s released, two great blues guitar greats I wanted to point out here…can’t see anyone being disappointed in either of these great pieces of work. 1. Everybody’s Talkin – Tedeschi Trucks Band Live: […]
Review – Albert King and Robert Cray New CD/DVD
I’m sorry to say I’ve just HAD to pin myself to my TV and audio system this past weekend as I listen/watch two new releases that are well worth bringing to your attention. 1. Robert Cray – Cookin In Mobile (as in Alabama) includes an extremely rare DVD video of Cray pumping out some of […]
Son House and Buddy Guy…Blues Guitar
One of the most important parts of listening, understanding, enjoying and playing the blues is respecting the past. The blues is a living and breathing evolution in the human condition as reflected through the instruments and voices of blues music through the years. To really understand and be able to play blues guitar, you’ve got […]
10 Best Blues Guitar Slingers Of All Time?
I like to think I’ve immersed myself in blue (past and present) pretty thoroughly over the last couple of decades…not to say that I haven’t missed someone along the way for sure. What impresses me more than anything else is how incredibly deep, rich and divergent the talent is…at its root, the I,IV,V (with some […]
Happy 50th Rolling Stones!
It’s hard to imagine any band lasting 50-years largely still intact but it is especially incredible when that band is a rock & roll band and even more fascinating when you consider it is the Rolling Stones! Though not nearly the vital influence on Rock & Roll they once were, the Stones have managed to […]
Tedeschi And Trucks Band Impresses At Ottawa Bluesfest
I always make it a top priority to catch Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi each time they come to town, happily each time I am more impressed. Formed back in 2010, this Royal Couple of the guitar blues combines skill, dedication and passion to their craft…definitely a situation where 1+1=3 Two things I noticed at […]
Bright Light Social Hour – Bluesfest 2012
With 200+ acts in the line-up at this year’s Ottawa Bluesfest, there are bound to be several surprises but there were two bands I especially wanted to hear – no surprise, just great sounds…The SheepDogs (still to come this Thursday) and Bright Light Social Hour from Austin TX. We were lucky enough to have them […]