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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”
Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall
The guitar world has been flooded with touching tributes to the late blues legend, with Joe Bonamassa leading the line with a poignant reflection on his legacy
British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90
The guitarist dedicated 60 years to the blues, launching the careers of some of the genre’s – and the world's – greatest guitarists in the process
Robert Cray on Animal House, and the origins of the Blues Brothers
Before he came to fame in his own right, Cray played in a band with singer Curtis Salgado, on whom John Belushi's Jake Blues character was partially based
Slash says Eddie Van Halen was a blues player at heart – and that's what made him so good
The Guns N’ Roses guitarist says he’s “always been attracted” to guitarists who take the blues in new directions – and no one was better at it than Eddie
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
Scott Henderson on trombone-emulating pedals, and balancing dense arrangements with blues progressions
Scott Henderson spent lockdown training his ears and building improv skills. As his new album, Karnevel!, shows, his jazz chops reached new heights, but his blues-rock roots remain as strong as ever
