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Guitar Radar has 13 stories tagged Blues, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under players, music and gear. The most recent story, from Oct 6, 2026, is “Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer and bassist, dies at 63”. Coverage here goes back to Aug 1, 2026.
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Players
Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer and bassist, dies at 63
The Juno-winning Canadian performer built a four-decade career across rock and blues and gave Taylor Hawkins his first major touring break.
Oct 6, 2026
Crossroads closes with Mayer and Trucks trading leads, Marcus King meeting Sierra Hull and a stage full of unlikely pairings
The festival's second night turned its lineup into collaborations that ranged from bluegrass and jazz to Derek and the Dominos.
Sep 29, 2026
Carvin “King of Strings” Jones dies at 60
The Phoenix-based blues guitarist, once singled out by Eric Clapton as a rising talent, played 37 countries and made a habit of leaving the stage to solo in the crowd.
Sep 24, 2026
Crossroads Guitar Festival returns to Austin this weekend with a multi-generation guitar lineup
Eric Clapton's seventh Crossroads festival lands at Moody Center September 26–27, pairing veterans including Buddy Guy and John Mayer with first-time appearances from Tommy Emmanuel and Julian Lage.
Sep 23, 2026
Eric Clapton revives 'Give Me Strength' for the first time since 1975
Clapton opened the acoustic portion of his Detroit tour opener with a 461 Ocean Boulevard song absent from his setlists for 51 years.
Sep 9, 2026
Mathias Lattin joins Kingfish’s Red Zero Records and releases Cadillac Assembly Line
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has signed the 24-year-old Houston guitarist, whose first Red Zero track blends blues guitar with R&B production.
Sep 7, 2026
Artur Menezes named 2026 Unsigned Only Artist of the Year
The Brazilian-born blues-rock guitarist won the independent-music competition's top honor with 'Once Again' and a $20,000 prize.
Sep 5, 2026
Jimmie Vaughan sat in with Bob Dylan's band on the tour's last U.S. date
The blues guitarist, who'd opened the Nashville show with his own band, joined for three songs before Dylan heads to Europe in October.
Aug 1, 2026
Gear
Epiphone previews an Eric Clapton 1964 ES-335TDC Reissue ahead of Crossroads
The forthcoming Inspired by Gibson Custom model is based on Clapton's Cream-era 1964 ES-335 and will make its first public appearance at Crossroads this weekend.
Sep 23, 2026
Martin builds two Joe Bonamassa signature acoustics around his 1937 00-18 shade-top
A Nazareth-made 00-18 at $3,999 and a Mexico-made Road Series 00-10E Retro at $1,299, both aged to match the worn original.
Aug 13, 2026
Music
Ben Poole widens his blues-rock palette on new album Post-Midnight Behaviour
His first album of new material since 2018 pulls in soul, country and alternative-rock colors around a reflective, late-night mood.
Sep 26, 2026
Robin Trower releases Shine, a new album built on urgency and restraint
The 76-year-old guitarist's latest record on Provogue/Artone pairs molten solos with songs that face down an uneasy modern world.
Sep 26, 2026
Eric Steckel releases guitar-heavy blues-rock album Sandstorm
Steckel's 10-track Sandstorm arrived September 11 via SPV Recordings, continuing his blend of blues phrasing, hard-rock weight and lead-guitar focus.
Sep 12, 2026