Willie Dixon was the undisputed Poet Laureate of post-war Chicago blues ... guitar riff (doubled by Little Walter’s plaintive harmonica), a component later absorbed into rock music in the ...
On their third album, 2020’s Optimisme, we described the Songhoy Blues sound this way ... The band bases its music on five-note scales, rock rhythms, gritty vocals, and the distinctive, stirring lead ...
Our example shows how a 16th-note rhythm can inject a rock riff with a light, funky vibe – perfect for the lead guitar to weave ... rhythm more associated with blues and classic rock than ...
Acclaimed blues-rock musician Barry Goldberg, who was part of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band when it backed Bob Dylan during his legendary electric outing at the otherwise-acoustic Newport Folk ...