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.
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Video Lesson: How to Play Bottleneck in a Range of Styles
Slide/bottleneck guitar can evoke flavors ethereal and lyrical or aggressive and bombastic. From Santo & Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” to Elmore James’ “Dust My Broom” and on to Debashish Bhattacharya’s Indian slide musings, this approach delivers a wide spectrum of sounds, emotions, and cultural touchstones.
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Roots and Blues Fingerstyle Guitar Explorations | Acoustic Guitar Champions
A comprehensive guitar method, songbook, and narrative anthology by Steve James, available to champions of this site or to purchase at store.AcousticGuitar.com.
Is the Acoustic Guitar God’s Favorite Instrument?
How the acoustic guitar has shaped the modern music of the Judeo-Christian liturgy. For an instrument that’s been so vital to the evolution of popular music over the past century, the guitar has traveled a long road in finding its…
Preview the New ‘Play the Blues Like…’
Blues, like folk music, is all about making it your own. The ultimate goal is to study the greats and piece together what you have learned in a unique way. The more sources you borrow from, the less you sound…
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Guitar on Record: The Early History of Recorded Sound and Acoustic Instruments
Advances in recording technology would open up multiple new dimensions for the music business.
Video Lesson: How to Play Like Son House
Get your guitar tuned to open G and explore Son House's style - a visceral mix of string popping and bottleneck slide.
Don’t Miss PBS’ Roots Music Documentary Series ‘American Epic’!
By Blair Jackson Here’s a solid recommendation: Be sure to check out the brilliant three-part documentary series American Epic, airing Tuesday nights in May on PBS, beginning May 16 and continuing on May 23 and May 30, along with the…
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Video Lesson: Play the Blues Like Alvin Youngblood Hart
Hart leans heavily on single-chord grooves with monotonic bass patterns. Learn some of these licks and how to capture the feel of Hart's acoustic blues.
Trekking the Mississippi Blues Trail: B.B. King Museum, Parchman Farm, Dockery Farms, and More
Founded by the Mississippi Blues Foundation, the trail’s purpose is to honor and promote Mississippi’s rich blues heritage.