As a change of pace, the acoustic side of jazz & blues is served well by an old standard called "The Lonesome Road".  Duke's version from A Swingin' Session begins with a sweet &amp...

Hey everybody...don't forget to add dynamics to your playing, like brushing the strings, playing louder and softer.  I always try and play quieter when I am singing and then dig in...

@marksaurs...thanks...please post a video when you feel ready and I will give you some ideas/notes.  Take your time.

@forrest...thanks for the message.  Take your time and enjoy.  Look forward to your post.

I have to say that I am not a gear head at all.  Maybe one day I will get there.  Too much technology spoils it for me....

Hi Marcus .. good question.  Alpha and Beta are rough terms used in the software / web industry to define early testing of new products.  Here's my take Alpha is an incomplete...

Great BB but check out "Blues is King" from the mid 60s recorded live in a Chicago club. It's my favorite BB ever! Duke 

Hey Steve, You should have heard the out takes! The producer kept going over the same piece of tape to save money and all the best takes were erased! Can you believe that? What we...

Thank you Catya.  I will look at this on Thursday ... and update on Friday with what I find.

Hey Greg, You found it! Duke

slim66, I do play the "Cookin" head in first position also. Duke

Slim66 That is a Grestch 6120N which was called the NEW Nashville and issued in 2001or 2. It's got a block like a 335 and about that thickness and of course, a sharp cutaway. It is...

Greetings.... and happy new year all, I'm a new member and really enjoying the site. Can someone explain what the significance of the Alpha and Beta status of the site means?...

I'll have to second Terry's line "I still feel like a kid when I learn something new and cool." .. I couldn't agree more.  It's like a new door opens, and the world just got a...

Thanks Mike! You guys are the best.   Bill

Hi Bill .. great and VERY timely suggestion as we're in the middle of updating the Forum design as we speak.   Totally agree .. will do .. and you should see the update in before...

Hi Roger .. thanks!  Yeah, I've learned a lot from Duke .. and every time I watch one of his videos I continue to be amazed by how broad AND deep his knowledge is.  In one of the...

Hi Duke    Wow! I can't believe you think you have small hands. I've always thought I had small hands and figured that was something holding me back. If you think you have small...

Hi Steve .. thanks for the thoughts and feedback Yes .. making things as simple as possible so we all can communicate as easily and richly with Artists like Duke and Corey is the...

I've notice that the posts in the forum only have the time and not the date of when they were posted. It would be nice to see the date on those.   Thanks, Bill

Duke,      What is the Gretsch you're playing in this lesson?  I have a 6120, and it doesn't have the sharp cutaway, or thick binding... Slim

I'm working on it and will try to post a video later this week. This is the real deal. Thanks for teaching us!

I saved that plastic record for years.  Thank you for working on this one.  This is without a doubt my favorite recording of Jimmie Vaughan.  It's nice to see him work this...

Duke        I first heard you do this way back in '78, I think.  I figured the head out in the first position; although I figured you weren't doing that.  It'll be interesting to...

Slim, the stacatto trumpet tone comes easier with an old hollow body guitar with med to heavy strings. The head on Duke's version of the song has some very nice chord melody...

Ha, you can't be worse than me!

You got it Slim. Jumpin the Blues will be the next song we work on.......

Thanks, Duke, I have a pretty good ear, but some of the chord voicings in the head elude me.... Slim

I wanted to play drums originally because one of the cool guys in the neighborhood was in a band and let us hang out with them.  He was the drummer and I thought the whole concept...

very cool.  i've never felt comforable with this style of blues until now.  thanks so much for making it accessible.   at least now i feel like ive got a road map to follow and can...