Judy Collins was Leonard Cohen’s sounding board as he performed some of his earliest songs in the privacy of her living room in 1966. A writer and poet, Cohen insisted that musicianship wasn’t in his ...

I use "Sweet Home Chicago" to give a quick blues lesson on a "boogie shuffle" accompaniment I like to play. It is in the style of Dr. John and will give a great New Orleans feel to your blues.

Credit: Dana Jacobs/FilmMagic/Getty Images It's safe to say that, as far as newer faces go, Grace Bowers has risen ... while Bowers cut her teeth playing blues, her debut album, Wine on Venus ...