I was saddened to hear of the passing of Ellen McIlwaine on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. She was a great slide guitarist, on par with Bonnie Raitt, and had an illustrious career, including jamming with Jimi Hendrix. I did a piece on her album, Spontaneous Combustion. Here’s a link to …
If you’re a guitar & blues fan, Johnny Winter is no stranger at all. This is his “And” band, comprised of Winter, Rick Derringer, Randy Jo Hobbs & Bobby Caldwell. The album was released in March, 1971 and consists of live performances from 1970 at the Fillmore East in New …
Ellen McIlwaine has been working in the music industry for well over 50 years, but has not achieved a level of recognition equal to her talent. She is a slide guitar expert a la Bonnie Raitt, and routinely explores all aspects of music, from blues to rock, reggae and Indian …
A while back I had a playlist that featured instruments that were cousins to the guitar: mandolins, slide & steel guitars, etc.. I thought it would be nice to add a second addition to this. New instrument inclusions are the banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, sitar and autoharp. These instruments add a …
I was listening to a song the other day that had some good slide guitar going on. I thought that a playlist highlighting some slide guitar, mandolin, pedal steel etc. was required. This was a fun one to put together. There are so many excellent artists and songs out …
