Most of us that play electric guitar use a pick. Finger style playing is often reserved for classical and some acoustic styles of music. Even at that, there are players that use finger picking for electric soloing,
By Sean McDevitt Angel Muniz photography Houston-born bluesman David William Kearney, who goes by the stage name Guitar Shorty, will play the WC Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival on June 17 at Audubon Mill Park in Henderson, Ky. Admission is free.
As a child, Trucks, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., was a guitar prodigy. He made his professional debut at 9 and by 12 was performing with some of the biggest names in the music business. At 15, he founded the Derek Trucks Band.
By Sean McDevitt Angel Muniz photography Houston-born bluesman David William Kearney, who goes by the stage name Guitar Shorty, will play the WC Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival on June 17 at Audubon Mill Park in Henderson, Ky. Admission is free.
As a child, Trucks, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., was a guitar prodigy. He made his professional debut at 9 and by 12 was performing with some of the biggest names in the music business. At 15, he founded the Derek Trucks Band.