As I mentioned last week, this past Friday marked the 20th anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan's tragic and untimely death. To pay tribute to SRV, the members of Double Trouble (Reese Wynans, Chris Layton, and Tommy Shannon) got together at a small club here in Nashville with a number of guitarists and played much of Stevie's recorded catalog of music. I was able to attend the … [Read more...]
Electrified: The Guitar Revolution
I recently received an e-mail letting me know about an upcoming guitar documentary called Electrified: The Guitar Revolution that will be showing on the Smithsonian Channel on August 15. Prior to the television airing, they are offering a streaming version of the documentary on their website, which I've embedded below. It's a very interesting history of the electric guitar … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi with Herbie Hancock on Letterman
I recently linked to a studio video of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi playing on Herbie Hancock's song "Space Captain" from his latest album the Imagine Project. Trucks and Tedeschi performed the song with Hancock this past week on the Late Show with David Letterman. Check out the performance below: … [Read more...]
John Mayer Backstage Tour
Earlier this week, John Mayer provided USTREAM viewers with a tour of the backstage area of the Jones Beach Amphitheater in New York. He also provides a glimpse of the upcoming John Mayer "Black Strat," which is a replica of the well-worn black strat that he regularly plays. Interestingly, the regular production model will not be relic'd, while the Custom Shop version will be … [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...]