I love Licks! Learning licks is a great way to quickly feel confident learning the guitar. There are all sorts of Licks book available, but the best one for a beginner is — “Hal Leonard’s Lead Licks” — because that book will give you 220 Licks and five playing styles and a CD to help you study.
Continue reading → Lick Me Up, Lick Me Down, Lick Me Outside
Steve Miller is a great musician, but he hasn’t released a new album in 17 years. Known for this “electric Blues” style, Steve has always had a freshly scrubbed and highly produced studio sound. This week, Steve released — “Bingo!” — a new album that salutes the Blues masters who formed his young, musical, life.
When we talk about great guitarists, we think modernly of Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and, perhaps, even David Gilmour. When we think of great Blues and Jazz guitarists, many fans will point in a unified direction to Wes Montgomery. Today, I want to challenge you to discover the incredible Soul Jazz guitar of Grant Green and to help remember him forever.
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Finding a modern voice that connects us back to the roots of The Blues is a rarity — but Duffy is just such a talent — and the delight in her gravelly voice socks us right back into the brazen Blues.
When you think of August Wilson, you quickly recall images from his amazing canon of plays that made him the best and most successful Playwright in the modern American theatre.
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