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A guitar of blues musician Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten – who grew up in Carrboro – was donated to the local government by her ...

The blues guitar world is seeing both revival and reinvention in 2026, with Harmony resurrecting the iconic Stella brand once used by B.B. King and young artists like Amani Burnham bringing fresh ...

In general, blues jams are a good opportunity for some widdly soloing, but remember that a great deal of any jam session will be spent on rhythm duties. And, rather than chopping away on basic chords, ...

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The day after he releases his first album “Roots & Wings” on the prestigious Blind Pig Records label on May 29, Middletown guitarist Amani Burnham turns 21 years old. It has only been three years ...

Nothing says “I’m hurtin'” like the wail of a mournful guitar. It’s a sound that melts the heart and pierces the soul. While the blues saw a resurgence in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s fallen off the ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

Matt “Guitar” Murphy, guitarist for the Blues Brothers and noted sideman for blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim, died Friday at the age of 88. Murphy’s death was first ...