Matt “Guitar” Murphy, best known as a member of the Blues Brothers band, has died at 88, his nephew confirmed in a Facebook statement. He’d semi-retired in the mid ‘00s after suffering a stroke. Born ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For Ana Popovic, the blues has never been a style to imitate. It’s a language she’s spoken since childhood — and one she continues to reshape, album by album, stage by stage. The ...

The blues guitar world is seeing both revival and reinvention in 2026, with Harmony resurrecting the iconic Stella brand once used by B.B. King and young artists like Amani Burnham bringing fresh ...

When you’ve reached the pinnacle of rock ’n’ roll superstardom while remaining one of the most iconic and recognizable guitarists in the world for more than 35 years, what do you do for a fun little ...

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Most guitarists can jam through the progression, but have a listen to players such as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan or John Mayer and you’ll hear just how far you can go beyond those basic chords.

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

The blues is a genre that needs to be experienced live, and these are ten albums which well and truly capture the heart of it ...

T- Bone Walker constantly played major thirds and sixths, which are not usually included in the “blues scale.” Photo by Heinrich Klaffs via Wikipedia. Reproduced under Creative Commons License. “The ...