In the new issue of Living Blues, writer Jas Obrecht delves deep into Chris Strachwitz and Mack McCormick’s legendary 1960 trip to Navasota, Texas, where they recorded Mance Lipscomb for the first-ever Arhoolie album, “Texas Sharecropper and Songster.” @livingblues Jas Obrecht

In this 1978 interview, groundbreaking psychedelic guitarist James Gurley of Big Brother & The Holding Company talks about his life, music, and Janis Joplin. #BigBrother #janisjoplin #jamesgurley #SAMANDREW jasobrecht.substack.com/p/big-brother-…

LISTEN: Part four of Jas Obrecht's 1980 interview! #eddievanhalen #vanhalen #jasobrecht #evh vhnd.com/2023/04/25/lis…

This just-posted Talking Guitar article tells the extraordinary backstory of Jimi Hendrix's "The Wind Cries Mary," an achingly beautiful song he conceived, composed, and recorded in less than 24 hours. #jimihendrix #thewindcriesmary jasobrecht.substack.com/p/jimi-hendrix…

Just posted: A detailed, behind-the-scenes account of the recording session for Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood." #stevierayvaughan #texasflood blog.line6.com/2023/05/19/jas…

Jesse Ed Davis: A Celebration of a “Guitarist’s Guitarist.” Just posted: An in-depth article on one of the few Indigenous Americans to achieve prominence in pop music during the late 1960s and 1970s. jasobrecht.substack.com/p/jesse-ed-dav…

Here's a link to the never-before-heard audio of an 85-minute interview with Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen, done in 1984 when he was just 20 years old and doing his first dates with Alcatrazz. #yngwiemalmsteen #alcatrazz #RisingForce jasobrecht.substack.com/p/yngwie-malms…

This detailed account of Jimi Hendrix’s “Red House” includes insights from Al Hendrix, Noel Redding, Chas Chandler, Billy Cox, Joe Satriani, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and others on the creation of a blues masterpiece. #JimiHendrix #noelredding #redhouse jasobrecht.substack.com/p/jimi-hendrix…

Just posted! A how-to guide for anyone interested in interviewing musicians for magazines, newspapers, and book. #musicjournalism #journalism jasobrecht.substack.com/p/how-to-inter…

Here's Gregg Allman speaking exclusively about his brother Duane, the founder of the Allman Brothers Band, in October 1981. #allmanbrothers #allmanbrothersband #duaneallman #greggallman youtube.com/watch?v=kNms5x…

Here's the audio of Joe Satriani's first nationally published interview, done just after the release of his breakthrough album "Surfing With the Alien." youtube.com/watch?v=BOZyiI… #joesatriani #yngwiemalmsteen #stevevai

In celebration of a great band and Sammy Hagar's 76th birthday today, here's the world debut of the audio from our 1987 interview. #vanhalen #SammyHagar youtube.com/watch?v=ZmJmQr…

Rush's Alex Lifeson: The Complete 1985 "Power Windows" Interview youtu.be/lPrvAAqOh4k?si… via YouTube

For Queen fans everywhere: A vintage 85-minute masterclass with Brian May, one of the nicest and most talented guitarists in rock and roll. #brianmay #queenband #brianmayqueen #brianmayguitars youtube.com/watch?v=9M-FVg…

Something for Curtis Mayfield fans! This is the audio of his 1996 interview with "Guitar Player" magazine. youtube.com/watch?v=bWxW1H…

Here's Stevie Ray Vaughan talking about how Jimi Hendrix influenced him and played the blues. #jimihendrix #stevierayvaughan #jimihendrixexperience #redhouse youtube.com/watch?v=9d0Rde…

For decades people have been asking me, "What was it like interviewing...." Here are the backstories for 12 memorable music magazine cover stories. jasobrecht.substack.com/p/cover-story-… #GratefulDead #VanHalen

Here's the world debut of the 1985 audio for Yngwie Malmsteen's first English-language cover story. A must for fans of his "Rising Force" album! #yngwiemalmsteen youtube.com/watch?v=sq8L0_…

In this wide-ranging 2011 interview, Aston "Family Man" Barrett talks about his life, reggae bass innovations, and work with Bob Marley and the Wailers and other reggae legends. #BobMarley #thewailers #PeterTosh #Reggae #bass youtube.com/watch?v=wyDWwX…

Michael Schenker: The Complete 1980 MSG Interview youtu.be/b4zzPp7Zezc?si… via YouTube