I just noticed that Harmony Central has posted a six-part video interview with Eric Johnson. The interview covers many topics, including how he's trying to create more of a live feel for his upcoming album, his signature Stratocaster, playing acoustic, his effects and his amps. The video also displays some excellent live footage of EJ. The acoustic part of the interview … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Birthday
JP reminded me that today, October 3, is Stevie Ray Vaughan's birthday. In his post, JP linked to the video below, which is marked as being from May 11, 1980. I've said before that Stevie Ray is one of my favorite guitar players of all time, so I'm always interested in seeing videos like this. Apparently, Number One actually did used to be sunburst! In celebration of … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: Brazil
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet have released their latest CD Brazil, which features the music of Sergio Assad, Marco Pereira, Hermeto Pascoal, Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and more. This CD marks the first recording with newest member Matthew Greif, and also on the recordings is vocalist Luciana Souza. The Brazil CD was recorded at George Lucas' … [Read more...]
Jaco Pastorius
Twenty years ago on September 21, 1987 the world of music lost bass legend Jaco Pastorius. His death was a tragic result of a violent confrontation that occurred outside a Florida club on September 11, 1987, during which Jaco sustained critical injuries. Although Jaco had suffered health problems later in his life, he made a tremendous impact on the world of bass guitar, both … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Last week, specifically August 27th, marked the 17th anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan's passing. Arguably, few other modern blues-rock guitarist have had the mainstream, and lasting, impact that Stevie Ray has had. Regretfully, I never had the chance to see Stevie Ray live, but, fortunately, he leaves a legacy of recordings and videos. Recently, IG over at IGBlog … [Read more...]