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"The sun will rise and fall, and BB King will play the blues": The incredible life of BB King
- BB King was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen. We look back at his life, with a little help from his friends
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Joe Bonamassa recalls the times B.B. King borrowed his amp – and made it sound better than him
In sharing his amp anecdote, Joe Bonamassa has revealed what blues legends B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King have in common
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Eric Culberson celebrates blues guitar giants with a Tribute to the 3 Kings at Victory North
This is the third annual 3 Kings Tribute, which is organized and led by Savannah blues guitar hero Eric Culberson.
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The story of B.B. King, the greatest blues guitar player of all time
How the King of the Blues heard his calling, found a guitar, and developed a style that made him the undisputed greatest of all time
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NORDC, NOLA Grown partner to add eSports recreation activities
The two gaming hubs will be located at the Milne Rec Center and the Cutoff Center on the Westbank.
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Illegal vendors cause frustration for French Quarter businesses
Bayou Blue's Gift Shop owner, Batool Ali, has grown frustrated over the years as more illegal street vendors make their way to the French Quarter, selling items similar to hers and resulting in a loss of business revenue.
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"There were guitar players weeping, they had to mop the floor up. He was piling it on, solo after solo" – how Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton changed guitar forever
"When Jimi played with Cream... he walked offstage with this smirk; he knew exactly what he was doing" – we look back at the seismic impact of Clapton and Hendrix on the British guitar scene
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“This music was born out of pain and suffering. It wasn’t all about guitar solos or ‘my baby left me’! That’s where a lot of people go wrong”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on why the future of blues gu
The Mississippi blues phenom draws on influences ranging from past masters to Eric Gales and Prince alike – and he says to play the blues, you've got to know where it came from
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“Freddie King does it like this, Eric Clapton does it like that…” Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan break down the blues masters in rare TV lesson
Filmed in the late 1980s — the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan gives an up-close guitar demonstration highlighting how his idols would approach the track Hideaway
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Learn 5 classic blues guitar licks from Albert, Freddie and BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton
This video lesson will give you some unbeatable blues
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North River Blues Festival brings rarely seen West Coast acts to Marshfield Fairgrounds
The festival has a bit of a theme, and you might dub it “West Coast acts that seldom play New England.” Chris Cain is headlining.
