In this lesson, I’d like to discuss playing over what’s known as a I - VI - II - V (“one-six-two-five”) chord progression, which is common in a variety of musical styles, from country to ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and ... at the experience people are having at the time. Typically, blues artists write out of their ...

The track’s lush string arrangement, combined with King’s searing guitar work and heartfelt vocals, made it a crossover hit, introducing the blues to a wider audience. The song’s slow ...

Twenty years after a bitter rivalry tears a tight-knit Cape Malay community apart, the ghosts of the past threaten to consume ...

The lyrics of a blues song would be full of emotion and would tell the story of life and longing for better days. Blues in simple time with four beats in the bar and mostly follows a 12 bar blues ...

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers might be more of a contemporary blues band with their original songs ... all that old funky stuff, and we kind of do our own thing most of the time, but I just ...