When people talk about playing slide, the conversation often progresses on to open tunings, heavier strings, and a high action. It’s true that these can make things easier and, in some cases such as ...

Open tunings are very popular with slide players as they offer the facility of playing triads with one finger (or slide), giving convenient groups of notes with which to build licks and patterns. In ...

Non-standard open or altered tunings crop up frequently in blues, folk and country music. One reason for this is that they can greatly facilitate slide playing. But another is that unusual chord ...

Don’t be fooled by those who might hint there’s a new Sonny Landreth album out. Although “Mississippi Blues” isn’t described as a re-release, it is, says the man himself who doesn’t have anything to ...

CHICAGO — Healing comes in many forms. The Chicago’s Blues Doctor does it both with a scalpel and slide guitar. There is nothing demure about orthopedic bone surgeon Dr. Dan Ivanovich. From his ...