Friend, It’s your ol’ guitar pal Claude Johnson here. If you’ve been on my email list for while, you know I’m always exploring new guitar styles. I’m a man on a mission — dedicated to serving up new sounds for your listening and learning pleasure. Here’s the latest, greatest thing I’ve found: Flamenco Guitar. I’ll …
Taj Mahal’s first solo blues album (1968) blazes onto the ear! From the first blast of the band kicking into ‘Leaving Trunk’, where Taj leads the way with some powerful harp riffs, the enthusiasm and freshness make this blues album still sound exciting today. Taj Mahal has one of the greatest voices of all blues …
hi Friend The other day, I got a chance to meet a guitarist from Austin, Texas. He’s a singer/songwriter – kind of a hippie who puts on all these cool concerts. It was really cool cause I love jamming with good players. He was playing acoustic and I was jamming out some leads on my …
hi Friend, I saw a really cool video the other day. I wanted to share it with you. It’s about a Chinese pianist, and get this — HE HAS NO ARMS! I posted the video on my blog: https://www.claudejohnson.com/blog It’s not only amazing, but an inspiration too. I mean seriously… if this guy can play …
This guy is a true inspiration! He decided nothing was going to stop him from being what he wanted to become. I think that in order to do anything special, you have to have “vision”… At least believe it might be *possible* in your mind… Get clear on the result you desire. Then …
hi Friend, It is Wednesday morning and I’m sitting in my office writing you this email. For some reason, I feel fantastic today. I’m really looking forward to playing some guitar later on. Let me share with you a cool guitar lick. Hopefully it will put a smile on your face as well 🙂 Actually …
Here’s another sample clip from “Rockin the Blues”. Jimmy shows you a “Must Know” blues lick along with a cool rhythm move. Check it out:
hi Friend, Hope your weekend is good. I kind of had a quiet night at home by myself yesterday. I couldn’t find anyone to hang out with 🙁 But you know what? That’s one benefit of being a guitar player – even when no one’s around, your guitar is always good company! So technically, I …
Ok, for you experienced cats, this should be familiar territory, but hang with me, I’ve got a cool challenge for you. And for the newbees, hopefully I can shed light on this very important topic: PHRASING. What is PHRASING? Phrasing is the little subtleties , nuances, and refined details of HOW you play a phrase …
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