There are far too many blues innovators to mention them all but listen to Delta pioneers Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson to appreciate the roots of the genre. What are the best online ...

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Chicago blues giant Muddy Waters’ first 'guitar' was a length of wire nailed to the side of his shack in Mississippi. He played slide on it with a rusty bolt. Of course, these days, apprentice blues ...

There are people who canplay the guitar, and then there are people – Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Claptonand Carlos Santana to name a few – who can make a guitar sing. Blues guitarist Henry “Coco” Montoya ...