Just one? Probably one of those old R&B Stripper songs albums or an album that was made of something edible. LOL I'd smuggle a box of the following the original Roomful album...

Hard to choose but if I was shipwrecked today it would be Savane by Ali Farka Toure.  I dig how he makes the guitar sound like another instrument, the arrangements, the...

Wow Mike. It's very hard to choose just one. But if I had to choose just one (right now) it would be Wes Montgomery Smokin' at the Half Note. One of the all time great guitarists...

Only the Lonely--  just kidding...  do double albums count?  Then Electric Ladyland--  otherwise Axis Bold as Love--  because Hendrix was/is...  well, you know--  Thanks for the...

thank you duke. yea, i sort of got the amp without knowing what it does. took me years to figure out how to use the amp properly. to me amp, great amp is as much important as...

@Corey....Thanks for introducing me to this concept of dynamics because I've never heard of it before!!!! Pretty ignorant about it!!! It's something that really makes the...

I have a 1972 (silverface) Fender Pro reverb amp that I bought in New Orleans years ago that I really dig.  Probably my favorite sounding amp, when it is working that is!

Your lucky Rwijaya, it's the hardest thing to find a great amp. I had to have a 65 Deluxe Reverb modded to get the sound I needed.

@Alex.  I used to use a thumb pick years ago, but I like you I was breaking strings a lot.  I still use a metal thumb pick and fingerpick when I play resonator and I want a louder...

I would say its my fender tweed deluxe 5e3 circuit clone amp i have. I just seems can't makes that amp sounds bad!anything i play through sounds excelent,  and its my to go amp for...

20 years!?!?!?! wow...I can see the reason why it sounds so good!!!^_^ I almost always use a thumbpick and I'm starting now to play without nothing but my fingers...It's harder and...

@Mike....yes, playing the chords and bass builds a good foundation.  Like building a house.  Learn the song by layers and you will get there.  Also listen to the original about...

Hey Guys ... thanks for the encouragement and thoughts!  Corey .. I will try a lighter touch and also focus on the bass.  Now I'm going to move to playing the whole song through...

"Fine and Mellow", a 1939 release from Commodore Records with "Strange Fruit" on the flipside. . .

Wow.  Never saw this clip before .. it is GREAT.  I always loved Ben Websters playing .. and seeing all the different views and approaches each of the Artist took was really cool.

@Forrest...don't forget to post a video so we can see how you're doing.   Thanks.

@Mike...you are getting it.  Try a lighter touch and it will sound better.  Also don't forget the bass...sometimes I am playing a damped bass that implies a line.  I will try and...

Thank you Tim , I love the old style of stating the melody first before the vocal. 

Songs from this era provided two songs for the price of one! (Long instrumental intro)     We don't have the attention span these days to wait for the vocals to come in.  The DR...

After a  brief  introduction that Billie Holiday speaks before her performance of "Fine and Mellow"; " I don't think I ever sang it the same way twice. I don't think I ever sang...

Roger, Anything you can pickup out of these lessons will be helpful somewhere in your playing. It's not necessaary that you pickup every little thing I do. If you do great if not...

That's why I play it on a strat guys. On the Guitar Groove a Rama version I use a Rickenbacker Ithink the model is a 361? It's a hollowbody with a thin fast neck which helps a lot!

Thanks Mike and Duke for your kind comments. Posting the first video for everyone else to see was very stressful, but also a very enlightening way to critique my own playing that I...

Duke,   Great lesson, but wow - very challenging. I better get to work on this !

Hy Mike...thanks for the upload...I love this tune...I don't have a really big knowledge on electric blues Take a look at this. He's a great friend of mine. He's called Emanuele...

Hey Mike.....Great Job!!!! It's so much better with the acoustic guitar....is that a Martin 000? It Sounds really good!!!! Have eyou ever tried using a thumbpick I'll upload...

You are very welcome. Getting better is the goal right? Glad you are enjoying them.

Just wanted to say thank you for giving your time Duke. I really enjoy it and yes I am getting better at the age of 62. God Bless

Hey Roger, Very good. Your execution is very good on something that has become a bit of a pain for me to play at this point in my career. It seems though I am improving in more...