Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar Giveaway
David’s newest book The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar comes out on October 5 but you can miss the lines by entering to win a free copy today. We’re giving away two free autographed copies every month.
David’s newest book The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guitar comes out on October 5 but you can miss the lines by entering to win a free copy today. We’re giving away two free autographed copies every month.
Since our featured artist of the month is John Fogerty I thought it would be fun to write about the best CCR songs for guitar. These songs are relatively easy to play and likely to be recognized, even when played by beginners.
In less than four years CCR had more hit songs that became classics than most guitarists can play. Pretty amazing considering one guy is responsible for it all. John Fogerty is truly one of the legends of rock guitar and rock music.
On October 2, 2017, one week after completing the Heartbreaker’s 40th Anniversary Tour, Tom Petty suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu. He later died at UCLA hospital in Santa Monica – less than a month from his 67th birthday.
Rolling Stone magazine lists B. B. King at #3 on their “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” Known as the “King of the Blues,” this Mississippi native has played at over 15,000 concerts worldwide, including Glastonbury in 2011.
You may have noticed already that guitar tabs and lyrics have been removed from most of the song lessons. Let me bring you up to speed on what is happening.
We’ve all seen people with acoustic guitars playing for spare change. Obviously it’s not possible to give money to every musician we meet, but we can certainly make the connection that there’s a real person playing music – someone that might be in need of a little help.
You don’t even have to be a fan of blues music to like Stevie Ray Vaughan. While his success as a “crossover” artist is undeniable, his legacy is still rooted in the blues. In fact, Vaughan is often credited with rescuing blues music from obscurity.