“Blueprint for the Blues” may sound like a classic blues song from the 1930s, but it was actually written by Peghead Nation Blues Guitar instructor Orville Johnson, who performs it here in the Peghead Nation studio on his 1930s Gibson L-50. He also recorded it on his album of the same name, available at orvillejohnson.com. Orville’s Blues Guitar course runs the gamut of blues styles, from fingerstyle (as heard here) to bottleneck slide to blues lead guitar. Check it out here.
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Orville Johnson: “Salty Dog Blues”Peghead Nation’s fingerstyle blues instructor plays a Mississippi John Hurt–inspired version of the traditional song. Read More |
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Orville Johnson: “Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me”Peghead Nation to launch new Fingerstyle Blues Guitar course on September 1. Read More |
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Tim Sparks: “Chasin’ the Boogie”Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso plays an original up-tempo blues. Read More |
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Alex De Grassi: “St. James Infirmary”Contemporary fingerstyle legend interprets the early jazz classic. Read More |
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Orville Johnson: “You’ll Work Down to Me Someday”The song “You’ll Work Down to Me Someday” was recorded by Memphis bluesman John Henry Barbee in the late 1920s. Peghead Nation instructor Orville Johnson teaches you how to play the fingerstyle guitar part (including two different solos) in his Blues Guitar course, but in this video Orville just lets loose and sings the song in his own inimitable style. To learn more blues guitar techniques, including fingerstyle, lead guitar, and slide soloing, enroll in Orville’s Blues Guitar course on Peghead Nation today. Read More |
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Orville Johnson: “That Lucky Old Sun”Read More |
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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Bring Your Clothes Back Home”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play John Hartford’s humorous blues song. Read More |
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Molsky’s Mountain Drifters: “K.C. Moan”Peghead Nation old-time fiddle teacher and his trio play and sing the Memphis Jug Band’s old-time blues favorite. Read More |
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Mike Compton and Scott Nygaard: “Cream and Sugar Blues”Peghead Nation mandolin and guitar instructors play classic blues mandolin tune. Read More |
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Orville Johnson: “I Found a Dream”Peghead Nation blues guitar instructor plays and sings a classic Lonnie Johnson blues ballad. Read More |
