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Welcome to the blog area of Ploddings. The focus will be on the guitar, how to play, the history of it, and related music. The genres of blues, folk, jazz, and rock are the main types of music you'll read about here! Thank you for visiting.

Posted by blah148
October 2, 2022

Who Were the First Blues Musicians

Cracking open the dusty, Disney-castle-like volumes of blues history, who really were the first blues musicians? In asking that question, I think it begs some defintion and filtration. For instance, during the 1910s, there were a handful of vaudeville singers...
Who Were the First Blues Musicians
Posted by blah148
October 2, 2022

Who Was the First Blues Singer?

Tracing back the path to find our who the first blues singer really was, it turns out to be a journey with lots of unexpected twists and turns. This will be a brief exploration of who the first blues singer was, given the rough records that are left...
Who Was the First Blues Singer?
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October 2, 2022

Who Did Robert Johnson Influence?

Looking back in time from the perspective of Rock n’ Roll, time and time again music “pundits” always say that Robert Johnson’s influence spanned far and wide. Definitely it’s quite fair to gauge that he exerted an influence, given how Eric Clapton...
Who Did Robert Johnson Influence?
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From Total Beginner to Mary Had a Little Lamb

Here’s a guide to help anyone who’s starting from scratch (who’s never even touched a guitar before) play their first songs, and at least get familiar with all the “must know” basics; hopefully it all helps with learning the guitar...
From Total Beginner to Mary Had a Little Lamb
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October 2, 2022

Which Artist Was Known As the Father of the Blues?

People are always wondering who the first to play the electric guitar was, who the first guitarist to employ the tapping technique was, who invented rock n’ roll, who was the greatest blues artist, and in this case which artist was known as the father of the...
Which Artist Was Known As the Father of the Blues?
Posted by blah148
October 2, 2022

What Is Blues Music And Where Did It Come From?

As Son House puts it simply, the blues are nothing but the complexities of two people in love. Perhaps he especially implies any feelings of betrayal, regret, and misfortune that befall people who lay their heart on the line too far; those highest highs which...
What Is Blues Music And Where Did It Come From?
Posted by blah148
October 2, 2022

Should I Learn Acoustic or Electric Guitar First?

From Jimi Hendrix to Jeff Beck, from Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan, and from Yngwie Malmsteen to Derek Trucks, all their first guitars were acoustics rather than electrics — and the list goes on! My strongest recommendation to you, if you’re a complete...
Should I Learn Acoustic or Electric Guitar First?
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