Sitting in with… Kerry Kearney

I got the chance to chat to Kerry Kearney frontman with the Kerry Kearney Band from New York. He is a consummate guitarist and especially known for his intense slide guitar work. He has been a musician for many decades and has opened for many acts, BB King and ZZ Top to name two, also […]

BLUES BIRTHDAY: Elmore James

Blues Matters Remembers the King of Slide Guitar Elmore James on his birthday January 27th Elmore James, original name Elmore Brooks,  (born January 27, 1918, Richland, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 24, 1963, Chicago, Illinois), American blues singer-guitarist noted for the urgent intensity of his singing and guitar playing. Known as the “King of the Slide Guitar,” […]