Small world isn't it Bruce. johnathan Swifts? I'm not sure, I played every club in that area. I did build my first guitar but not in school. I drew a Tele pattern on a board and my...

Can I go off topic for a second - not sure its appropriate but I just watched a video on Youtube where Chris is picking a song that I think is called Let Him Go On Mama? Anway, the...

Thank you Dave, i am happy to share stories as well as lessons. I am very lucky and blessed to have been able to meet and play with many of my idols over the years.

Duke,  Great John Lee story,   touching.   We can read books about them all but a video story from you made me smile all the way to my heart,  like JLH did. thanks Duke!

Very cool and sounds great but like most cool and great sounding things it isn't as easy as it looks.  I find it difficult (initially anyways) to follow a downstroke on the melody...

What's tough Rick is that when you play something you say is "wrong" you still sound better than me on my best day.  I was thinking also that you kind of scoff at yourself when you...

Hi Rick you are a fantastic and inspirational person and player , and last week I made 1000 miles to have this Astatic JT 30 / MC 151 . Not so easy in Portugal ! Believe me . Maybe...

This verse begins with a figure I lifted directly from Cotton. Around bar number five, it transitions into a cute little teaser on the 3 draw, probably inspired by Jr Wells. Then...

In this lesson I will walk you slowly through how I play the tune as well as variations that you may want to try out. I will also discuss the slide technique that I call decay...

Hello Friends, This week we are working on the second and final lesson for Want Ad Blues. We will go over some of the same points but I add in a few new chord voicings and riffs....

There is a great crosspicking variation called a backward roll that I stole from my dad, Ben Eldridge, who plays banjo. Banjo typically is played using a forward roll, where you...

I love it when you make a "mistake".  Something cool just seems to slip out from somewhere inside.  On the rare occasions when that happens to me I'm like, whoa, where'd that come...

Not the Speakeasy. I saw you at the Speakeasy with Roomfull many (*many*) times. I used to bombard you with requests for Guitar Slim, because nobody but you could play it like him...

I didn't realize you spent time in boston! are you refering to the Speakeasy? There were quite a few clubs in that area and I played them all. Seems like yesterday and a million...

Thanks a lot, Duke! As usual, you have (and I mean this in the most flatteringly way possible) tremendously big ears. Boogie Chillin' is much more familiar to me and was very much...

Hi Bruce,  You sound good bruce but the tempo of Want As Blues is much slower giving it a very different feel than what you are playing. that being said, you are playing a nice...

Hello Corey, Been wondering if you would consider some reggae or contemporary lessons of your stuff like blu.black style? Thanks.

thanks Corey for your answer. your bottleneck seems to be closed at the top, i think it's really practical, but i don't find any like yours. otherwise, i'm new on this site....

Thanks for the response! The explanation about grace notes really helps. I noticed I wasn't getting the pull-off in there either. And thanks for the tip about singing. I'll...

Hey Dustin, sounding really good! Good rhythm playing too. In addition to the hammer-on/grace note explained in the video above, my only other comment is to really think about...

Kip, great job! I love how you're playing the melody your own way but still sticking to the essence of what I taught. Fantastic. Also, I really love the spirit behind how you're...

regarding Stephane's question.....I find a couple of bottles I like from the recycleing center and saw the necks off until one "speaks" to me.  Might try a tile cutter or take it...

I agree.  Thank you for your thoughts on the topic.

I personally like E and A because it's possible to tune up my acoustic and play some bottleneck without changing the action; whereas tuning down to G or D does not work as well...

It is also probable that at least Open G was used in the South and called by other names, depending on who was handing it down to who and when. But Open G Spanish is also a...

Corey:  I think these lessons are terrific.  I think it's very important to identify really key blues techniques that reoccur in addition to learning songs.  They form sort of a...

I wish I could tell you where I buy this one or the brand name but I don't remember.  I prefer a thick glass slide if I am playing a normal wood body guitar.  If I am playing a...

hello Corey, what sort of bottleneck do you use ?

Thanks for watching.