Tag Archives: blues guitar

What you see is what you get with bluesman Walter Trout

November 30, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Walter Trout has never been on MTV. He’s never been a rock star. He does not have a marketing team on his payroll, and he doesn’t pay a wardrobe person to choose how he dresses on stage. He does, however, have a lot of fans. ►

Foghat channels the blues and hops the ‘Last Train Home’

August 23, 2010 | princep | 4

In recent years Foghat decided to make a dream of Lonesome Dave’s a reality: an all-blues record. ►

Mississippi John Hurt’s fingerpicking style made the blues all his own

August 6, 2010 | princep | 0

As quickly as Hurt came onto the scene, he was gone, because his later records didn’t sell as well as “Frankie.” ►

Kim Simmonds’ blues education through Savoy Brown

June 20, 2010 | princep | 0

Through the years, Simmonds has taken the band in the wake of Swinging London to the modern music world today. ►

Obituaries: Guru, Devon Clifford, Mississippi Slim, Peter Steele, William Walker

June 7, 2010 | princep | 1

Farewell to Guru, Devon Clifford, Mississippi Slim, Peter Steele and William Walker ►