Although far from a traditional Blues guitarist, even Hendrix’s most psychedelic guitar solos were steeped in the Blues of Howlin’ Wolf and Buddy Guy. Tracing his career from backup musician to the ...

Not many players earn the title ‘king of the blues’, but then not many players have been as influential as the great Albert King. One of the leading players of his generation alongside fellow blues ...

ZZ Top have recorded some great blues songs over the years – none of them better than the one on which Billy Gibbons played a Stratocaster gifted to him by the most revered guitarist of them all. It ...

One of Jimi Hendrix’s favorite guitar players was none other than blues legend B.B. King. But in all honesty, few guitarists who blew up around the time Hendrix did would not cite B.B. King as an ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Fish, who was inspired as a youngster by the music of Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray ...

Winter was renowned for his fiery slide-guitar skills, and was respected and admired by blues aficionados and his musical peers, alike, as well as his own heroes. While Winter amassed an impressive ...

Never-before-heard recordings from guitar legend Jimi Hendrix are finally being released this November, giving fans a rare glimpse into his genius.

Billy Davis, a guitar legend and bonafide badass who lives in Southfield. Credit: Courtesy photo It’s true: the man credited with teaching Jimi Hendrix how to play the guitar lives right in Southfield ...

November 27 would’ve been Jimi Hendrix’s 80th birthday if the legendary guitarist had lived to see the day rather than tragically becoming a member of the mythical 27 Club. He passed far before his ...

Jimi Hendrix was a guitar-playing revelation and blew the minds of those who heard him on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1960s. However, despite admiring what the new kid on the block could do ...

For guitarist Malina Moye, who’s left-handed, upside-down guitar wizardry instantly conjures up images of Jimi Hendrix, it’s always been about the blues. Drawing inspiration from her own personal ...

Fleetwood Mac fans, get fired up. Iconic drummer Mick Fleetwood has teamed up with distinguished ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro to record a blues album. The “Blues Experience” will drop on Oct. 18 ...