Latest about B.B. King
Grace Bowers reveals the legends who inspired her blues
The 18-year-old prodigy says, "I don’t hate sad songs, but I don’t think I’ll ever write one"
Gibson recreates B.B. King’s “Rumble in the Jungle” ES-355 – a guitar that predates Lucille – for a limited-edition run
Featuring Murphy Lab aging, a Maestro Vibrola tailpiece, and Custombucker pickups, the high-end guitar pays tribute to the bluesman’s legendary Zaire '74 performance
Claudette King to celebrate B.B. King’s 100th birthday with funk-infused 2025 tour
The blues legend’s daughter will front a 10-piece band including Grammy-winning bluesman Grady Champion and King’s longtime drummer as they celebrate his legacy “with a flavor of funk”
Best Blues Guitars 2025: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More
We hope you have your best pentatonic licks at the ready because with blues guitars this good, you're going to need them!
The night Eric Clapton invited Richie Sambora to a dream jam session
The former Bon Jovi man opens up on being accepted by the blues community and his heroes, having cut his teeth playing the blues as a young, hopeful guitarist
How Robin Trower crafted his blistering tonal triumph, Day of the Eagle
With some help from legendary Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, Trower laid down an inspired tune that – 50 years later – remains, for his money, his “best rock and roll song”
“We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music, and the guitar is at the core of all of it”: The America at the Crossroads exhibit charts the guitar’s history with instruments owned by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and more
A new exhibit at The MAX museum explores the guitar’s cultural impact through dozens of significant instruments – from a stunning custom Martin D-28 built for Elvis Presley's estate to a rickety Soviet-era Tonika model
"When I play with a pick and without a capo, I have a tendency to go right over to B.B. King's or Buddy Guy's house. I can't help it. But when I use the capo, I think I sound more like me." Jimmie Vaughan's wicked tone secrets
One from the Guitar Player archives: a 1998 interview with Jimmie Vaughan on tone, recording secrets, fat strings and more…
“From its bling to its stereo electronics, Gibson’s ES-355 launched the semihollow format to swank new heights in 1958”: Favored by everyone from B.B. King to Johnny Marr, here's what makes the ES-355 so special
Gibson's upgrade to the ES-335, the ES-355 was fancy but a little too fussy for some…
"B.B. King Had a Left Hand That Could Do Things That Were Not of This Earth. I Knew I Could Never Do Any of That": Blues Legend Buddy Guy Explains How Learning What He Could (and Couldn't) Do from His Guitar Heroes Shaped His Unique Style
While taking cues from some of his heroes, Guy also made sure that he simultaneously developed his own voice on the instrument, saying "I’ve got to do something different from them or I’m done for."
