In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the ...

Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimi were all in awe of Buddy Guy, but his influence spans generations and he has forever changed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At his regular spot — the stool with "BG" on the back, way at one end of the bar — the owner of Buddy Guy's Legends scans the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blues-rock icon Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut album, "Ledbetter Heights," with a ...

It might not be immediately apparent from songs like “Sweet Child o’ Mine” or “November Rain,” but Slash‘s roots are in the blues. “Everybody knows me as a rock & roll guitar player,” he tells Rolling ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

In 1969, after nearly 14 years of constant gigging in small blues clubs and cutting scorching singles for obscure labels, songs that received limited radio play but were greedily snatched up by young ...

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