The first slide guitar recording (and first instrumental blues recording) was made by Sylvester Weaver for Okeh Records (No. 8109) in 1923, the A-side being "Guitar Blues" and the B- side "Guitar Rag.

The album was made between Paris and Berlin, and recorded in the US, “where the recording equipment is much better suited to instruments like banjo and slide guitar”. Produced by Jay Newland (Norah ...

In Part 2 of our conversation with legendary blues musician Otis Taylor, we dive deeper into his artistic journey, his distinctive trance blues style, and the historical and cultural significance of ...