When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Eric Gales has a true gift for foregrounding rhythm in his playing, borrowing from elements of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images Whether you’re a pro musician or play with bands in your spare ...

A classic Chicago blues-style shuffle. Use your first finger on the 2nd fret and add your third or fourth finger on the higher notes. Muddy Waters’ riffs were often played around the open E shape but ...

Tuesday morning brought a not-altogether-welcome, not-altogether-surprising surprise in the form of Activision’s announcement that it's releasing a new Guitar Hero game parallel to Harmonix’s "Rock ...

On his new album, Rhythm & Blues, guitarist and vocalist Buddy Guy sums up his approach when he sings, "People always ask me / About the blues I play / I say it just comes through me / I don't know no ...

Gaynell Toler couldn't believe her eyes when she first laid them on Roy Rogers at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. "My first reaction was, 'Wow, he's white,' " the New Orleans native ...

Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main Street in Sutter Creek presents Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings – Delta Blues Slide ...

It was a simple recipe, and Malcolm Young used it for nearly four decades. He had a sunburst Strat in the early days (with Angus on an ES-335), but the torch was passed from George Young and ...

Mickey Baker, an exceptional 1950s session guitarist who played on hundreds of recordings, helping to transform rhythm and blues into rock ‘n’ roll, died Tuesday at his home near Toulouse, France, ...