Learn to Play Guitar Like Charley Patton, the Father of the Delta Blues
From the November 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY TOM FELDMANN |Illustration by Olivia Wise
Widely known as the Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patto... Read More...
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7 Essential Books for Fans of Delta Blues
If you're a fan of Delta blues, get your mojo working with these 7 essential Delta books.
Review: Alvarez’s Delta 00/TSB & Blues 51/TSB Capture an Old-School Vibe
From the September 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER With their substantial, but comfortable, V-shaped necks and small bodies, a pair of... Read More...
Out of the Shadows: Undersung Women of Blues Guitar
Here we highlight female blues guitarists who helped shaped the blues; masterly musicians who don’t always receive the recognition they deserve.
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A Private Lesson With Acoustic Blues Guitar Master Eric Bibb
A private guitar lesson with acoustic blues guitar master Eric Bibb.
Throwback Thursday: Watch Blues Great Skip James Play ‘Devil Got My Woman’
Mississippi-born blues legend Nehemiah "Skip" James (1902-1969) was one of the great success stories of the late '50s and '60s folk and blues revival. Though h... Read More...
Book Review: A Definitive Look at the Life of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
From the September/October 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG CAHILL He was cursed, but not by the devil—rather, it was his first b... Read More...
Book Review: A Definitive Look at the Life of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
From the September/October 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG CAHILL He was cursed, but not by the devil—rather, it was his first b... Read More...
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Play the Blues Like… | Acoustic Guitar Plus
Learn the styles of 12 all-time great pre- and postwar guitarists, from Elizabeth Cotten to Charley Patton to Alvin Youngblood Hart.
Video Lesson: Blues Five Ways
From the June 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MARY FLOWER What’s so great about the key of A major? For blues guitarists, it’s the only key where the three... Read More...