Guitar lessons: The most common chord progression is known as a ‘12-bar blues’, which, predictably is 12 bars long (eight-, 16- and 24-bar versions are common, too). What the name doesn’t tell you is ...

There are many different forms of blues: the Delta style of Robert Johnson, the hard Chicago blues of Buddy Guy, the Texas swagger of Stevie Ray Vaughan and the psychedelic blues rock of Jimi Hendrix.

Artists “I remember saying to Clapton, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: The secret to Status Quo's riff power Artists “It was a challenge to myself: ‘I’m not gonna have a chorus in ...

Learn how to boost your blues to pro levels of authenticity with a handful of great chords and a rock-solid rhythm technique ...

My latest record, Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, features a song called Hope You Realize It, written by me and my good friend Tom Hambridge. We were looking to create an uptempo song in the vein of Tower of ...

At a time when young people were falling for the Beatles and the Dave Clark Five, Rory Block fell for the blues. She was raised in New York City, where her father, who died earlier this month, ran a ...