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Sound Advice: Songwriting and Demo Consultation 23 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
How will music industry insiders react to your songs and demos? Here's your chance to get an honest opinion and suggestions from someone inside the music business.
Blind John Davis: Recollections of a Chicago Blues Piano Great 13 Jun 2013 | 11:36 pm
A mainstay of the Chicago blues scene describes his musical collaborations with Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, George Barnes, and many others.
Noel Redding: His Letter About the Jimi Hendrix Experience 11 May 2013 | 06:41 pm
In 1989, Noel Redding sent me this six-page letter about his time as the bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and what happened to him afterward.
John Lennon, Guitarist: 1968-1980 4 May 2013 | 05:27 pm
From the Beatles’ 1968 White Album to his last solo album, John Lennon, self-described “primitive” lead player, recorded some of his most brilliant guitar work.
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Inside the Texas Flood Sessions 3 Apr 2013 | 08:17 pm
Recorded in a single session, Texas Flood brought the blues roaring back to life and made SRV a star. Here's the story from those who were there.
Johnnie Lin, Australian Street Musician 15 Mar 2013 | 05:10 pm
Busking – the tradition of playing in public for tips – goes back centuries. Many revered blues musicians began by playing on the streets – Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, B....
Peter Banks, Founding Guitarist of Yes, RIP 14 Mar 2013 | 07:09 pm
Most people became aware of Yes after the band scored a hit with “Roundabout,” from their Fragile album. That was two albums after Peter Banks, one of the band’s founders, had left, leaving the guita...
Eric Clapton: New Guitars, New Album (Streaming Now!) 8 Mar 2013 | 08:48 pm
Want to hear Eric Clapton’s new album, Old Sock, prior to its March 12 release? It’s streaming in full at the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy Blog right here, right now. The album features a few notab...
Customized Picks Are Now Just Clicks Away 1 Mar 2013 | 11:20 pm
It seems that every famous guitarist has a pick bearing his or her name and maybe some catchy phrase, band name, or the band’s logo. Famous or not, you can now create custom picks for yourself in just...
Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor – Duet Album and UK Tour 28 Feb 2013 | 07:50 pm
Australian acoustic virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel and his UK counterpart Martin Taylor have played together many times over the years. Now they’ve finally cemented their musical union with The Colonel & The...
