MYSTERIOUS: Johnny winter | Mind Blowing Facts

Hotel bombings, car crashes, conspiracy theories, towering infernos and more: The A to Z of B.B. King

Introduction written by Joe Bonamassa

Louder · Mar 25

"When we played Chicago it was like Led Zeppelin. It was all there for us to take." The frazzled story of the stoner rock supergroup who should have been massive - but were crushed by the music business

"They did everything they could to destroy us. That's why we're like this secret, cult band."

Louder · Mar 18

“He was horrified, saying, ‘Doug, your tone is atrocious!’”: Sideman to the stars Doug Rappoport reveals the classic rock icon who persuaded him to up his gear game

Rappoport was clocked for his budget gear – which didn’t quite fit the modus operandi of the ’70s legend

Guitar World · Mar 4

“I lost everything – the only thing I held onto was my Fender Jazz Bass”: How Tommy Shannon broke a 7-year cycle of jail and halfway houses to record his most famous bassline with Stevie Ray Vaughan

Shannon played an Olympic White 1962 Jazz Bass tuned down a half-step to match Vaughan's Eb tuning

Guitar World · Aug 17, 2025

“They said, ‘Now it’s time to play the solo.’ I just came up with it on the spot”: Remembering Rick Derringer – the B.C. Rich-toting maverick who brought the fire to Johnny Winters’ band, and was a one-take ace for Steely Dan and more

The Ohio guitarist was one of rock’s most adaptable talents and had the production skills to go with his playing

Guitar World · Aug 11, 2025

“You’ll hear these kinds of licks in the playing of Chicago blues guitar greats like Jimmy Rogers, the Myers Brothers and Luther Tucker”: Sue Foley pays tribute to blues icons Johnny Winter and Muddy Waters with 4 essential soloing licks

Sue Foley returns to help us navigate the I-IV-V changes and come up with some soloing ideas that enhance your melodic sensibility – and add a bit of fire along the way

Guitar World · Jun 30, 2025

“It’s atried-and-true sound that we’ve heard inthe soloing of all of our favorite players, from Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter and Leslie West to Eddie Van Halen”: Jared James Nichols explains why we should all be using the blue note in our solos

The irrepressible Mr Nichols pays tribute to the flatted 5th, and explores the myriad ways that he uses it in his playing

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2025

Judge orders managers for late Johnny Winter to pay $226,000 in damages in lawsuit alleging theft

A Connecticut judge has settled a bitter feud over the estate of the late legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

"The All-American Boy just didn't translate as a solo artist": Rick Derringer's debut album might contain his biggest hit, but is that enough?

More than just a flashy sidekick?

Louder · Jun 9, 2025

“People are infatuated with heavy solidbody guitars for no real reason. It was a fad, a myth; the more mass, the less it can vibrate and the more the strings have to vibrate, which may be true”: How Rick Derringer helped create the B.C. Rich Stealth

Passed first to Tokai and then Gibson, Derringer's futuristic, edgy, and uncompromising vision eventually found a home with B.C. Rich

Guitar World · Jun 3, 2025