Tag Archive 'blues'

i-tab electronic songbook

February 26th, 2010

I have to admit this is kind of cool. For those of you who play in a band and your learning other peoples songs, long gone are the days of lugging around large boxes with paper tab, now everything can be fitted on what looks like a mini iphone that connects to the headstock of [...]

J.B. Lenoir

February 24th, 2010

Now here is one classic blues player. Born in 1929, died in 1967 J.B Lenoir was very active in the chicago scene back in the 50s and 60s. It was his father who got him interested in guitar after playing him some blind lemon jefferson music. He worked growing up with artists like sonny boy [...]

Derek Trucks

February 1st, 2009

Keeping with our 100 guitar blues players. Here is anotehr one that will be familiar with all of us blues folks.
Derek Trucks was born on June 8 1979 in Florida. He was first spotted back when he was online nine years old. He was playing with his uncle drummer butch trucks and by the [...]