Buddy Guy is set to release his next album Skin Deep on July 22. The album will feature some excellent guest artists, including Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. A surprise guest artist is 9-year-old guitarist Quinn Sullivan, who recently appeared on the Oprah show. Here's a video clip of Quinn playing with Guy last year. … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Live Album
Nick at the Guitritus guitar blog recently indicated that Joe Bonamassa will be releasing a new live album called "From Nowhere in Particular" on August 19. The live album will consist of 14 tracks on two CDs and was recorded during Joe's Fall 2007 tour. After seeing him during his Fall tour, I'm definitely looking forward to this release. Nick also indicates that Gibson will … [Read more...]
John Mayer “Where the Light Is” CD/DVD
John Mayer will be releasing a live CD/DVD combo called "Where the Light Is" on 7/1/08. The CD/DVD combo is a recording of the charity show that Mayer did last December featuring three sets. The first set was an all-acoustic set, the second set featured the John Mayer Trio, and the third set featured the full John Mayer Band. The following details the track listing on the … [Read more...]
Ted Greene Remembered
A few months ago, Tom Bocci sent me a review copy of Ted Greene Remembered, a musical tribute to guitarist Ted Greene. Truth be told, I hadn't heard of Ted Greene prior to receiving the CD. However, it became clear with a little research that Ted was a well-respected guitarist and teacher with many fans. The Ted Greene Remembered CD seems to be a fitting tribute to Mr. … [Read more...]
Sebastian Bach as Next Lead Singer of Velvet Revolver?
In this week's Four Questions, I asked who you would pick as the next lead singer of Velvet Revolver if you were Slash. Well, according to Sebastian Bach, Slash has talked with Bach about joining Velvet Revolver. However, it's likely the drama might be too much if he were to join the band: Not without reservations, Bach said his potential union with Velvet Revolver would be … [Read more...]