Tam Great job and have a great trip! I'll have keep our business to yourself ready to post soon.

Great video Vinny, If you like john Dee Holeman go to www.musicmaker.org  This is a releif orgagnization that promotes blues artists and uses the proceeds to help them have better...

So I am trying to get better and most of my play has been done alone. I am trying to "socialize" my playing but  have had only minimal success. Recently I have had the opportunity...

Thanks Vinny!

Bruce - very nice. That is challenging, a lot of quick moving chord shapes, but you kept a very nice flow.  Liked that little shuffle in there too.  And you maintained great rythm...

Bruce - very nice. That is challenging, a lot of quick moving chord shapes, but you kept a very nice flow.  Liked that little shuffle in there too.  And you maintained great rythm...

Here's a contribution to the open mic. It's a pretty challenging tune (hence the occasional flub) but a lot of fun to play. It's Mississippi Blues, arranged by Stefan Grossman...

Tam, excellent. All you need now is a twin reverb and turn volume and treble up to ten.  Very impressive, I would not even try to play that myself. 

To get everybody in the open mic mood, I am posting this video documentary I found on YouTube, called Blues Houseparty.  It recreates a traditional Piedmont style houseparty...

I got lost in the middle of Key to the Highway trying to transcribe tabs for my own reference.  Do you ever publish tabs or have them for this version.  It has not been a problem...

Hey Guys, That's a great idea. Is that possible that 2 different people can work on the same track. If it is, we can bring this to a whole new level! 

And Happy New year to you Peter. Good job! Nice idea putting a little slide in there. Nice job on the guitar solo too and the vocal. My only critisim is your got ahead of yourself...

Bob, let's do it! 

You're welcome Frank! 

Frank Nice job on Hoochie coochie Man!  As A harp player it would be cool to trade off on the signature riff with a guitarist!  Again ... Great job

Duke and Mike, thanks for the feed back.    Mike, the tone I got was from playing humbuckers through a cranked up fender champ. I played it on the bridge pick up with the tone...

Thanks Duke I'll check the Basie track - hope its on the net. In researching the Memphis style i came across the Moten Swing as well. Another lesson to follow up on. Can't say...

Hey Steve, Sounds good. I know that head can be harder to play slow for me. Guess I should have made the track a bit quicker. I liked your solo and caught the two Charlie Christian...

 Hi Duke and Brad (and everyone on SJ) - here's my cut. I have loved Muddy Waters for many many years now (first time I heard him was on the Folk Singer album someone gave me...

 Duke, I've been away from the lessons for a while but jumping back in. I listened to an early recording by Muddy and tried to copy the harp line on the stop time sections. Great...

Very good Steve, yes it is a 1-4-5. And it is in the big band swing style. There were lots of great guitarist that played that style but Freddy Green is the icon of 4/4 rhythm...

You are welcome Robert! 

Hey Steve, Sounds good. I know that head can be harder to play slow for me. Guess I should have made the track a bit quicker. I liked your solo and caught the two Charlie Christian...

Boy, you guys nailed it.  I've got some work to do !

That is my first New Year's resolution!

Let's hear your version Scott........

Boy, you guys nailed it.  I've got some work to do !

Introducing the Android App Beta Test The ability to watch lessons anywhere, anytime, with or without an Internet connection is a request we heard from many of you, and we have...

Rick, Thanks for a great perfornance and lesson.  The backup music is also very helpful.  I partiularly like Sonny's Rythm.  Wow! Question: What to you call the accompanying...

@Nickk1 Не за что! С наступающим Новым Годом! (Translation: No problem! Happy New Year!)