Grace Bowers
The word “prodigy” is overused in the music biz, but Grace Bowers is a real-deal young funkster. Just 18 years old, she melds R&B,...
Greg Koch: Gristly “Blues”
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Greg Koch: Gristly “Blues”
Greg Koch fearlessly wrings the sort of vibrato that only a Tele will tolerate from his ’53 to play this...
Henry Garza
The music created by Los Lonely Boys – brothers Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Garza – is an amalgam resulting from a deeply musical upbringing...
Weymann Model 890 Jimmie Rodgers Special
Jimmie Rodgers has been called many things; while active from 1927-’33 he was billed as “the Singing Brakeman” and ”America’s Blue Yodeler” but, in...
Dave Murphy: Acoustic Country!
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Classic Ballad Style
Country/folk/rock singer/guitarist Dave Murphy wrangled guitarist Chris Tarrow for this take on “Josephine,’ from Dave’s new album, “A Heart So Rare.”...
Fretprints: Jimi Hendrix
It was a bio-pic fantasy. The scene: Outside a London venue where Jimi Hendrix is performing for the first time. Leaving the club, Pete...
Samantha Fish: Slide-Blues Fury!
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“I'm Done Runnin’” on a D-18
VG readers know Samantha Fish is the real deal. Here, she uses a Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe on...
2025 May Issue on Spotify
This month, we feature The Dobbie Brothers, Popa Chubby, Joey Molland, Carlos Alomar, Cream, David Bowie, Rush, Norman Harris, Greg Koch, Rik Emmett, Chris...
Check This Action: Walking In Memphis
I first visited Memphis in 1990, and it struck me that radio stations played loads of music from the area. Soul, rockabilly, blues, gospel,...
“Spider” John Koerner
Minneapolis folk-blues pioneer “Spider” John Koerner, one-third of the celebrated ’60s blues-folk trio Koerner, Ray and Glover, died May 18. He was 86 and...