These famous guitar riffs built up blues rock as a genre during its formative years, and they still inspire guitarists today.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Eric Clapton performing in Rome, Italy, 1986. He is playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar A ...

Rod Price passed on this day in 2005, and his spirit lives on in the sick guitar riff found on Foghat's 1976 claim to fame, "Slow Ride".

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio - At just 44, Joe Bonamassa has accomplished more than most any other two artists have in their entire careers. A guitar prodigy from New York state, Bonamassa was playing in his own ...

Described by blues-rock titan and mentor Buddy Guy as “the next explosion of the blues,” 25-year-old Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has wowed fans and critics alike with his incendiary guitar playing, ...

Tinsley Ellis and his group are one of the most dynamic rock ‘n' roll bands around –and they're headed our way. An Atlanta native, the singer/guitarist’s fiery talents usually are classified as blues, ...

Three-time Grammy nominee and blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will return to the University of Illinois Springfield's Performing Arts Center on Nov. 3. The stop is part of a 22-date tour across the ...

Thirty years into his distinguished career as one of the world's great guitar players, Joe Bonamassa is still finding new ways to showcase his skills, explore new sounds and stretch his artistic ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds ...

When we first met Kenny Wayne Shepherd-- with his 1995 debut album “Ledbetter Heights” -- he was an 18-year-old prodigy singing and playing guitar with the acuity of the blues and rock veterans who ...