V. and B.B. News and Photos

Binky Philips: More of My Damn Opinions About Guitarists and Guitars

Fri, December 07 2012 6:43pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Much more importantly, it was gratifying to see how many of you care about guitars and those who play them -- although I did get one sarcastic message: "I had no idea guitars are so important"...

Robert Cray – Nothin But Love (2012)

Tue, August 21 2012 1:21pm - Source: Something Else!

I don't remember the last time, outside of a live performance, when Robert Cray's guitar sounded so present.

Something Else! sneak peek: Robert Cray, “(Won’t Be) Coming Home” (2012)

Thu, August 02 2012 12:19pm - Source: Something Else!

Robert Cray's forthcoming album, called Nothin But Love, was crafted with "dirt under the fingernails," according to legendary producer Kevin Shirley.

Onra: Deep in the Night EP

Fri, June 22 2012 5:42am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Long Distance was familiar enough to give Onra a context, well-crafted enough to show off his potential, and of-the-moment enough to paint him into a corner.

Shorties (The Rise of Indie Music in Advertising, The Launch of The Hunger Games Franchise, and more)

Tue, March 20 2012 2:35pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

AdWeek notes the rise of indie bands' music in advertising.

Robert Cray set to enter studio with legendary rock producer Kevin Shirley

Thu, March 15 2012 1:12pm - Source: Something Else!

Five-time Grammy-winning soul-blues star Robert Cray will enter the studio later this month to begin recording a new album with producer Kevin Shirley, known for his work with Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Joe Bonamassa and the Black Crowes, among others.

BluesOnAMonday - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Albert King In Session

Mon, October 03 2011 4:07pm - Source: MOG

While there is no denying the immeasurable debt that modern blues and rock musicians owe to T-Bone Walker, the first bluesman to plug a guitar into an amplifier, and to B.B. King, who added sustained feedback and more to Walker's innovations, Albert King was clearly the most influential blues guitar stylist from the mid-1960s on.