From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

Every music lover has defining moments in his or her listening history; turning points were exposure to an artist or song completely unhinges their way of thinking and opens their ears to a whole ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs you by the soul and doesn’t let go. Maybe it’s the rasp in his voice, the haunted slide of his guitar, or the way his lyrics ...

Led Zeppelin transformed the 1929 blues song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie into the powerful rock anthem When the ...

ALASKA -- Renowned slide-guitarist Sonny Landreth has worked with the best of 'em: Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt, Mark Knopfler, Clifton Chenier, Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, Jimmy ...

WHEN Roy Rogers delivers a scorching slide guitar riff that cuts through the atmosphere like lightning, there’s no confusing him with the old Western movie cowboy of the same name. His crying tone, ...

Alexander “Bottleneck” Wilson sits in his wheelchair in the Courtland Health Care Center, trying to tune his guitar to the open G tuning that he prefers. On this day the 76-year-old has received some ...