Eric Clapton called Sonny Landreth the most underestimated guitarist on the planet and probably the most advanced, lauded for his slide guitar and picking techniques alike. The King of Slydeco has ...

I knew Sonny Landreth was a blues great going into the 2010 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. He’s in the pantheon of contemporary blues guitar gods. I knew he was the caliber of player that Eric Johnson ...

Living blues legend Buddy Guy performs at the Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., with John Hiatt & The Goners, featuring guitarist Sonny Landreth, Saturday, July 23 at 8 p.m. Living blues ...

Singer-songwriter Paul Sanchez celebrates his birthday with an 8 p.m. set at Chickie Wah Wah featuring special guests Shamarr Allen, Alex McMurray, Craig Klein and Matt Perrine. Southwest Louisiana ...

The group Mannish Boys leads all nominees for the upcoming Blues Music Awards in Memphis with six nominations, including band, traditional album and album of the year in addition to individual ...

Slide guitar master Sonny Landreth visited the Paste studio on July 27 to perform songs from his career spanning almost 45 years, in honor of his latest release of a live double record, Recorded Live ...

With 12 bands and nine certified guitar heroes on the 14th Fargo Blues Fest lineup, there should be no shortage of electrifying solos. But some solo artists usually known as sidemen to more popular ...

Slide guitar master Sonny Landreth visited the Paste studio on July 27 to perform songs from his career spanning almost 45 years, in honor of his latest release of a live double record, Recorded Live ...

Sonny Landreth is a guitarist's guitarist — a wizard of the slide guitar. His music encompasses Mississippi Delta blues, zydeco, and Southern rock. But he also creates sounds that are all his own — ...

Sonny's gearing up for the Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation's workshop and festival as the Blues Artist in Residence, August 26-September 2, 2012. This is an exceptional occasion to study ...

For slide guitar enthusiasts, it doesn't get any better than this. It is interesting that the finest slide guitarist playing would use a Louisiana Zydeco fare to display his considerable talent rather ...