ISSUE 359 } SPRING 2024
WELCOME
THERE”S SOMETHING magical about listening to guitar-based music from many decades ago. Aside from the sound of the guitars recorded through old mics and mixing desks, it’s the vocabulary and means of expression that intrigues and excites most. It’s a time before the UK’s players came to dominate blues with their raucous licks and overdriven tones in the 60s. Go back a decade to hear early BB King, Buddy Guy, and Alberts -Collins and King. The music was blues, rhythm and blues, often jazz infused, with rock and roll just a stone’s throw away. It was fertile ground, full of rhythmic playing for both riffing and soloing contexts.