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CIRCA 1968: B.B. King performs live onstage with Gibson ES-355 semi-hollow electric guitar

Fatten Your Chops With Double-Stops in the Style of Blues Legends Like B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins and Robert Johnson

By Guitar Player Staff published

These essential phrases will help you speak the language of blues guitar

Lessons
Skip James at Newport Folk Festival 26th July 1964.

“His Storytelling Was as Brilliant as His Guitar Playing”: How the Spirit of Skip James is Felt Stronger than Ever Today in Bentonia Blues

By Jim Beaugez published

Washed up at age 30, the legendary bluesman was rediscovered in 1964, just five years before his death.

Guitarists
Skip James, 1967

From Satan to Jesus, Skip James Played Through Shadow and Light on These Five Essential Tracks

By Jim Beaugez published

Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson may have sung about having a hellhound on his trail, but Skip James sounded like the one on the run.

Music
Guitar Player issue 719 April 2022

Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player

By Guitar Player Staff published

PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!

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