Blues guitarist Cesar Rosas was born on September 26, 1954, in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is perhaps the most recognizable member of Mexican rock group, Los Lobos, as a singer, songwriter, and blues guitarist. In addition, Rosas participates in the Latin supergroup Los Super Seven, along with the members of The Texas Tornados, Calexico, Ozomatli, and …
Mathis James “Jimmy” Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues guitarist and harmonica player and songwriter from Dunleith, Mississippi. He learned to play the harmonica and guitar from a close friend, Eddie Taylor. Reed spent several years busking and performing in Dunleith, and was drafted into the US Navy during …
As a child, blues guitarist Red used to listen to Count Basie, Jimmy Dorsey, Duk Ellington, and many other big bands playing the military base circuit in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. After becoming friends with and learning from Luther Allison, he was largely influenced by the sounds of Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Mike Bloomfield, B. …
hi Friend, Sol Philcox is back with a new batch of guitar lessons for you! Not only is Sol great at country and chicken-pickin styles, but he’s a heck of a blues player too. We got hours and hours of killer footage with Sol, as he shows you all his blues tricks. I started a …
Sol Philcox is back! He’s not only amazing at chicken-pickin style, but he’s a heck of a blues player too, with a deep bag of secrets to share with you. Here’s a sample clip from the “Blues Master Class” DVDs. Please post your comment! BLUES MASTER CLASS
Hi Friend, A lot of guitarists want to play FAST. Well I have a 3 tips for you today to help you improve the speed of anything you want to play. #1. Play it super slow. Whatever you’re working on – play it super slow and focus on maximum efficiency of motion. This is also …
Hi Friend, Top of the day to you. I was watching (the real) Austin powers movie yesterday and on comes a familiar song — “American Woman” as performed by Lenny Kravitz. I dig Lenny but I probably prefer the orignal version from “The Guess Who”. Something about the music from the 60s and 70s… To …
Here is another sample from “Flamenco Guitar Secrets”…Still on the technique section, lets cover another Essential Technique called Rasgueado. In this Guitar Control video lessons, were going to talk about “Rasgueados”. That’s the fan motion of the right hand and there areseveral forms of them. One form would be this, where we use A finger, …
Hi Friend, T.G.I.F ! No guitar lesson today, just some fun entertainment vibes. First, I have two wacky pictures I took on my recent vacation. https://www.claudejohnson.com/blog/ Second, here is a link to the first part of the Claustin Powers video. Some of you might have seen this already, but check it out: https://www.claudejohnson.com/blog/?p=111 Stay tuned …
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