Guitarists

Fifty Years of Jim Hall

2013-12-122016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Jazz Great Jim Hall passed away this week (December 2013). Here are some videos of Jim Hall from the 1960s through last year (2012). Maybe… Read More »Fifty Years of Jim Hall

Comping and Solo Guitar to Sweet Georgia Brown

2013-05-222016-11-03
Guitarists, Music, Musicians, People

I was trying to find examples of tunes to demonstrate guitar comping styles and I came across YouTube videos of jazz greats playing Sweet Georgia… Read More »Comping and Solo Guitar to Sweet Georgia Brown

Guitar Spotting at the Grammys and Guitar Economics

2013-02-142016-11-03
Guitarists, Guitars, People, Thoughts

I watched this years Grammy awards and spent part of my time doing what I always do when watching guitar players on television. I played… Read More »Guitar Spotting at the Grammys and Guitar Economics

Comedy with Musical Instruments

2012-08-312016-11-03
Guitarists, Musicians, Other Instruments, People, Ukulele

The internet is wonderful because you get to discover so many things you might otherwise have missed. It can also be a bit embarrassing because… Read More »Comedy with Musical Instruments

Modern Guitar Innovations – 1937 – The Seven String Guitar

2012-05-012016-10-27
Guitarists, Guitars, History, Innovation, People

Adding a 7th string to a six string guitar is probably an idea that has occurred and been tried repeatedly in the history of the… Read More »Modern Guitar Innovations – 1937 – The Seven String Guitar

Four Slide Guitar Tunes with roots and variations

2011-09-012016-11-04
Guitarists, Music, Musicians, People

Dust My Broom The first slide guitar riff that many guitarists learn is the opening riff to “Dust My Broom” by Elmore James. He took… Read More »Four Slide Guitar Tunes with roots and variations

T-Bone Walker

2011-03-312016-12-04
Guitarists, Musicians, People

T-Bone Walker was one of the first guitarists to front a band. The blues style we now call Jump Blues started with horn players who… Read More »T-Bone Walker

Lonnie Johnson

2011-03-182016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

My wife has recently been listening to the The Complete Folkways Recordings of Lonnie Johnson. She seems to think we have a competition to discover… Read More »Lonnie Johnson

Jazz Guitarists – Herb Ellis

2011-03-042016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Herb Ellis is another of those great bop guitarists. He passed away last year (2010). Herb was from Texas and had a great feel for… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Herb Ellis

Guitarist Rhymes

2011-02-072016-10-27
Guitarists, Guitars, People

Do you remember: “Sugar and spice and everything nice”. An old rhyme for what little girls are made of. Or, “Snips and snails and puppy-dog… Read More »Guitarist Rhymes