If you play anything inside of the larger genre of rock music, the chances are it has descended from the blues in some capacity. Whatever era of rock-based guitar music you love, you’ll be able to ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be demonstrating many of my approaches to blues rhythm guitar playing and soloing, covering a ...

Get to the heart of traditional acoustic blues with this slide tutorial, including five examples in the style of the legendary Son House. Born in Mississippi in 1902, Son House was an early influence ...

Ottawa blues-rocker Josh Wynne-Jones dedicated his new CD, My Kind of Evil, to his grandfather, Lt. Col. Kenneth F. Collins. According to the disc's liner notes, Collins, who passed away last year, ...

I had to shake my head as I read David Segal’s article about where all the great guitar goddesses were (“Lead Guitar: Boys Rule,” Aug. 28). His statement that Bonnie Raitt “didn’t pioneer a style or ...

What a short but eclectic trip it’s been. At age 30, John Mayer may seem too young for a career retrospective. But his three-hour-plus show Saturday at the Nokia Theatre was just that. The night ...