IF YOU’VE SEEN recent footage of Eric Steckel in action, you’ll probably have noticed that his take on the blues is an undeniably aggressive one. It’s a new thing for him, he tells GW, having started

Six decades into his career, Carlos Santana remains excited by the very thought of having a guitar in his hands. Below, he looks back on the music and gear that’s soundtracked his one-of-a-kind life

Charlie Wilkins uncovers how early British blues shaped today’s scene, and hears from some of the guitarists carrying the torch forward

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This month sees the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s death. One of the most influential and pioneering musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries. This intelligent, articulate, witty, endearingly ecce

TODAY, I’D LIKE to talk about the legacy of the legendary B.B. King, as 2025 marked what would have been his 100th birthday. I met B.B. in 1990 when I was 13 years old, and we became lifelong friends.