Clarence White’s StringBender Telecaster

This is a great story from the history of modern American country music. It’s the story of Clarence White and how he created the StringBender Telecaster. The guitar mod “StringBender” Telecaster is often overlooked when it comes to very special guitar...

Blues Creators Versus Imitators

Imagine being there in the beginning… when the first blues was being created. This type of music was brand new. It hardly sounded like anything else that came before. Like W.C. Handy said… “… it was the weirdest music I had ever heard.”...

Tension and Resolution In Music

Did you ever stop to think what makes music move us. How music communicates? What makes it create emotion in us? In other words, what is the psychology at play in music? As a musician for over 40 years, and having listened to a lot of music, particularly the blues, I...

Tom Waits Birthday Special

It was Tom Waits Birthday on 12/7. He turned 69 this year (2018). Our Most Excellent Host, Big Kev did a special show featuring Tom Waits’ music with some inside stories and cool trivia on his birthday. You can listen anytime below. If you don’t know Tom...