The February 2010 issue of Guitar World magazine is a blues-oriented issue and features John Mayer on the cover. On the bonus disc that comes with the magazine, John Mayer gives a lesson on how he plays his cover of "Crossroads" on his latest album Battle Studies. The intro to the lesson is hilarious, and the lesson itself covers how he plays the entire song, including what … [Read more...]
Andy Timmons Playing Headed For the Ditch Live
Andy Timmons is a phenomenal and versatile guitarist. He's probably best known for his rock fusion licks, but the video below shows that he also has some great country licks! The video is from Andy's DVD Live Resolution and is of the song "Headed For the Ditch". … [Read more...]
Alvin Youngblood Hart Playing Big Mama’s Door
I've mentioned Alvin Youngblood Hart on this blog before, but he definitely deserves another mention. Here's a video clip of Alvin playing "Big Mama's Door". I love the groove of this song, and the trio format really works for Hart's music. … [Read more...]
Rory Gallagher and Jack Bruce
Speaking of Cream's Politician, here's Cream bassist Jack Bruce playing the song with Rory Gallagher. Notice that at the beginning of the video, Bruce is singing the riff to Gallagher, so maybe Gallagher didn't know the song. I think he did a pretty good job! … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Playing Cream’s Politician
In 2007, Eric Johnson participated in a concert called Love-In: A Musical Celebration, which was a celebration of the music of the '60s. In addition to Johnson, the concert featured Buddy Miles of Jimi Hendrix and Electric Flag fame, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods, Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge, among others. For his part of the show, Johnson … [Read more...]