Fretboard Journal, one of my favorite guitar magazines, conducted this interview with Harry Tuft, the owner of the Denver Folklore Center. I love the footage of the Monday night jams, and I love the story about Mississippi John Hurt's Guild guitar. … [Read more...]
Jim Campilongo – The Virtual Woodshed Interview
Brian Williams recently interviewed New York-based guitarist Jim Campilongo for Virtual Woodshed. In the interview, Campilongo discusses, among other things, growing up in San Francisco, discovering Roy Buchanan, playing the Telecaster, working with Norah Jones, and he also offers advice for people trying to make it in the music business: I would simply say "learn songs". … [Read more...]
Hamilton Loomis Interview
I recently had the opportunity to ask guitarist Hamilton Loomis a few questions. If you're not familiar with Loomis, he is a Texas-based guitarist who plays a mixture of blues, rock, funk, and soul-influenced music. His most recent album is a live album called Live in England. Loomis has the distinction of being given a Gretsch Bo Diddley guitar directly from Bo Diddley … [Read more...]
David Grissom Interview with Sweetwater
Music retailer Sweetwater recently interviewed guitarist David Grissom during Sweetwater's GearFest weekend. Among other things, Grissom talks about how he got started, doing session work in Nashville, his signature PRS guitar, and passing up a gig with Rod Stewart to form the band Storyville in the 90s. Sweetwater has posted the interview to YouTube in 5 parts. The videos … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Crossroads Festival Interview
Jason Henke spoke with Joe Bonamassa prior to the Crossroads Festival last month to ask Joe a few questions about Eric Clapton, Joe's British influences, what he hopes his legacy will be and more. One aspect of the Crossroads Festival that didn't get reported very much is the auction that was associated with the festival. Joe donated his gold-sparkle Strat that he played for … [Read more...]