Andres Segovia: The Father of the Classical Guitar

March 7th, 2010 ·

I am always trying to dig a bit deeper into the history of guitar lessons and who was the first person to lay out a guitar education program in a logical manner. The furthest back that I could really find any solid courses with a means to the madness was with the coming of Andres [...]

Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Player Virtuoso is The Blues.

March 3rd, 2010 ·

[/caption] Stevie Ray Vaughan, one of my main influences and guitar players to listen and watch was one of the leading blues and rock guitarists of his generation, coming from obscurity to immediate success in the early 1980’s. Mr. Vaughan was a technical guitar virtuoso who [...]

12 Bar Blues Beginner Guitar Tutorial

March 1st, 2010 ·

So you’re ready to start learning the blues. The 12 bar blues is the most basic of progressions but also the most important one for you to learn as a beginner. In this article I’ll explain how you can discover which chords you should be playing in each key, what pattern to play those chords [...]

Jimi Hendrix is mourned at his Seattle funeral and wake and buried in Renton on October 1, 1970.

February 25th, 2010 ·

On October 1, 1970, rock legend Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is mourned at his Seattle funeral and wake and buried in Renton. Jimi Hendrix’s distinctive left hand technique with a right-hand guitar. [/caption] Picture: Courtesy Al Hendrix Funeral services began at 1 p.m. at the Dunlop Baptist Church (8445 Rainier Avenue [...]

Playing the Blues In the Garage After Dark..

February 17th, 2010 ·

[/caption] It is the end of a beautiful Florida day in February, and the cool day temperatures have felt good since I walked the dogs this morning. Now that the the day is growing old, it’s time to take it down from working hard. I finished rebuilding a transmission for [...]

All I ever talk about is Guitar Players and Guitar Lessons.

February 14th, 2010 ·

[/caption] I like to look through the New York Times music and arts section in the morning while I eat breakfast. Along with the Washington Post, those are the best Newspapers for me. The New York paper is full of concert reviews from some heavy [...]

My Favorite Guitar Players were My First Guitar Lessons.

February 13th, 2010 ·

[/caption] You’ll won’t find many lists of guitar players or guitar gods that doesn’t include Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck near the top. To make it an even dozen, here are a total of 12 guitar giants whose work has endured. To make it [...]

Learning Guitar Chords‚ Än Intro Lesson to G and E Major

February 11th, 2010 ·

Learning your first chords can be confusing. For beginners your hands and fingers do not have any muscle memory yet so it can feel awkward when you first try to stretch your fingers apart. Today I’m going to introduce you to the E major and G major chords in the open position. There’s a video [...]

Magic Slim is a Guitar Lesson in Himself.

February 10th, 2010 ·

Do you listen to Magic Slim? You should if you like the blues. He is one of the old school early electric blues guitar players. He got a late start in his career compared to guys like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan and plenty more who were playing for money by the age [...]

Roy Orbison Singer and Guitar Player Gets Walk of Fame star.

January 31st, 2010 ·

[/caption] The late rock’n'roll legend Roy Orbison, the one with the beautiful voice, has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Enjoy for a minute: Orbison’s widow Barbara accepted the star on his behalf on Friday at a ceremony attended by Eric Idle, Chris Isaak [...]

Guitar Player, Singer, Songwriter Neil Young Honored.

January 31st, 2010 ·

“It’s been a great night, It wore me out. Now I’ve got to go back and try to write some songs” Neil Young, at the end of the MusicCares event celebrating him as Person of the Year. Neil Young sat in the audience as 20 of his best known songs were performed on stage Friday. Elton John, James [...]

Slide Guitar Players, Past And Present.

January 27th, 2010 ·

[/caption] In American music, slide guitar (aka bottleneck guitar) is a technique used primarily by blues guitarists. It involves the use of a smooth glass or metal cylinder that can fit over a player’s finger, which is then moved up and down the neck of the guitar, raising and [...]

Jimi Hendrix’s 1969 Album Set For Release

January 12th, 2010 ·

[/caption] Ready for a New Jimi Hendrix album? I Always get excited when anything new musically speaking, is put on the market from the greatest guitar player and entertainer of all time and composer of all times. Here is taste of the interview about Jimi’s new [...]

Americas Favorite Guitar Player….

December 18th, 2009 ·

[/caption] Who are Americas favorite unknown guitar players? What a great show that would be. I have been watching very closely the show “So You Think You Can Dance”. The last episode was on Wednesday. I picked the winner when it got down to the top ten finalists. When they announced [...]

Guitar Players, Jimi Hendrix was sent to earth 67 years ago..

November 26th, 2009 ·

[/caption] Painting by Clifton Smith. Yup, tomorrow will be 67 years since Jimi Hendrix came to us from a planet called Venus. You didn’t think I forgot did you? I don’t have a lot of time this morning since it’s Thanksgiving today. I got a turkey to get cooking soon. [...]