‘Slide Guitar’ Archives
Louisiana Red – A Great Blues Life Lived
If anyone had a reason to sing the blues it was Louisiana Red. Born March 23, 1932, his early years are a testament to how unfair life was for blacks of that era. His mother died weeks after his birth and his father lynched. Oh dear, how could it ever [...]
John Mooney Top Albums and Songs on Amazon.com
This page provides the top 10 albums and songs by John Mooney on Amazon.com. Please feel free to leave a comment below including anything you like about John Mooney; youtube video links, websites, blog posts or other artists and I'll publish your [...]
Seasick Steve – 3 Stringed Slide Wonder
Sometimes less is more - such is the case when a guitar only has three strings in the right hands. Look closely at the guitar and you'll see it only has three strings (E, A and B - what more do you need the ol 1, 4 5 in E). A bunch of things come to mind [...]
Gotta Love Slide Guitar
I've noticed lately a lot of the songs I want to learn feature slide guitar. It may be the fact there are generally at least three other acoustic guitar players in the mix when I get together to jam or it just may be after 40 plus years of playing [...]
Ry Cooder – Slide Guitar Too
I've always enjoyed Ry Cooder. I blogged about how much I enjoyed him quite a long time ago Buena Vista Social ClubRy Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrar, Ruben Gonzalez, Compay Segundo, Omara PortuondoElection SpecialRy CooderPull Up Some Dust & Sit DownRy [...]