Bo Diddley Is Dead

Best wishes to family and friends of the late, great Bo Diddley.



He will be missed and remembered forever as one of the founding pioneers of rock and roll. Before Elvis, and many others, there was Bo Diddley. Elvis said he saw Bo gyrating during a performance and incorporated it into his stage moves. He is also known not only for the "Bo Diddley beat" and countless songs such as "Before You Accuse Me" and "Who Do You Love" - but for playing his signature rectangular guitar and having designed the widely popular and futuristic guitar the Billy Bo in 1959.

Eric Clapton and countless others owe this guy more than just respect, in fact - it's been claimed by Bo Diddley himself he was still owed a lifetime of payments on royalties to songs he never was paid for...

RIP brother...

Albert King

One of my favorite blues guitarists is Albert King - one of the three "Kings of the Blues." Haven't heard Albert King? Listen to Albert King

Why is he one of my favorites and why is he one of the Kings? Well, he is the man who brought us songs such as Born Under A Bad Sign and if you really want to see something magical check out his "In Session" performance with Stevie Ray Vaughn.

A few more recommended tracks such as "As The Years Go Passing By" and the popular "Laundromat Blues" can be found here - King of the Blues Guitar - And you can listen to his classic song "I'll Play The Blues For You" here - The Very Best of Albert King. He is known for playing a Gibson Flying V but since he is left-handed he flipped the guitar around and re-strung it, similar to the way Jimi Hendrix did.

I am in the process of changing this site around and will be updating it more often so check back as often as you can... - Rick

Kings of the blues

We've been on a long blues vacation, but we'll be back for more Kings of the Blues action shortly.