Acoustic Guitar

January 1999, No. 73

FEATURES

How Blue Can You Get? On the slide frontier with Roy Rogers. By Dan Ouellette

Includes a private lesson with Roy Rogers and the words and music to "Gertie Ruth"

Tight Like That: The slide wizardry of Tampa Red. By Jas Obrecht

Essential prewar slide listening!

Nuts and Bolts: Choosing and setting up a guitar for slide. By Dale Miller

Into the New World: John Williams travels beyond the classical guitar's European roots. By Mark L. Small

DEPARTMENTS

Happenings Ben Harper leads the HORDE, Celtic jazzer Chris Newman, fingerstylist Eric Lugosch, and more.

Hit List records and books, the complete Villa-Lobos for solo guitar, and the ukulele on disc and video.

The Dobro Revisited: Custom luthiers build a new breed of square-neck resonator guitars. By David Hamburger

Gearbox Equipment picks from this issue's featured artists, new gear, and a round-up review of mini PA systems.

For Beginners: Writing Your First Song. By Elizabeth Papapetrou

Fingerstyle Basics: Embellishing a Blues. By Kenny Sultan. Musical exercises and "Fill 'Em Up"

Mark Greilsamer introduces new music from fiery flatpicker David Grier. Includes the music to "Have You Ever Been to England"

Dear AG Answers to your questions, plus a reader tip.

The Martin 0-16NY. By Teja Gerken