B.B. King video lesson – playing scales

How about a video lesson from B.B. King? With the terrible news this week that the King is in home hospice care, I want to celebrate his legacy as much as possible. That's my friend Askold Buk interviewing B.B. King in this great clip…

Gregg Allman at the Roxy – By Bob Lefestz

THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT WRITTEN BY ME, BUT BY BOB LEFSETZ. I don't agree with it all - "hot 'Lanta" is not GA's showcase - but totally dig the concept, and shared it here, because I thought my readers would enjoy. I have been a regular…

Carlos Santana and Warren Haynes to Join Phil Lesh at Lockn’

Well, this could be interesting. Phil Lesh & Friends will perform twice at this year’s Lockn’ Festival and number two will feature special guest Carlos Santana joining Warren Haynes, Barry Sless, Rob Barraco and John Molo. This…

Allman Brothers Band “Ramblin Man” – Hofstra, 11/2/72

Allman Brothers Band "Ramblin Man" - Hofstra, 11/2/72. Only show featuring Berry Oakley and Chuck Leavell together. After they recorded the song but, of course, before it was released. Impossible to watch this and not wonder "what if?" …

Free Download from Gov’t Mule’s Dub Side of the Mule

Gov't Mule is offering a free download of "Reggae Soulshine" from the forthcoming album Dub Side of the Mule , featuring Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals. Dub Side of the Mule was just released on Evil Teen Records. Click…

Derek Trucks’ 10 Commandments of Jam

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In 2004, I interviewed Derek and wrote up his 10 Commandments of Jam for Guitar World. Pretty right on and deep thinking, as per usual for DT. I'll be posting more and more from…

Grateful Dead 1969: The Making of Aoxomoxoa and Live Dead

In honor of seeing Bill Kreutzmann's Billy and the Kid slast night in Philly and tonight in Port Chester... and of having just finished his memoir, Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead... and of reading…

Stevie and Buddy jam, 1989

Yep. More rare video of the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan has suddenly appeared on YouTube: Buddy Guy jamming with Stevie on July 30, 1989, at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. This was Guy's 53rd birthday party. Have fun kids. //…
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Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East, 3-13-71

Well, this is pretty cool. I'm not sure of the origin of the video, but it's been around a bit, originally with no audio. Serious Allman Brothers fan (and excellent British guitarist) Jules Fothergill was able to decipher what was being played…

Jimmy Herring takes one of Jerry Garcia’s guitars for a spin.

Check this out: Jimmy Herring played Jerry Garcia's Travis Bean TB500 guitar that was sold for almost $250K in a 2013 auction. Garcia played the guitar extensively in the mid 70's. the following video and picture were posted on the instagram…