Alexander “Bottleneck” Wilson sits in his wheelchair in the Courtland Health Care Center, trying to tune his guitar to the open G tuning that he prefers. On this day the 76-year-old has received some ...

If you're a fan of slide guitar, make sure you get down to the Rio Theatre this Saturday. That's when Louisiana guitarist Sonny Landreth--Eric Clapton's favourite slide player--will be holding court ...

The sound of the bottleneck slide guitar is steeped in, yet often saddled by, Delta blues. While its jarring howl is instinctively rural, Sonny Landreth, who brings his trio to the Town Ballroom on ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Kill Devil Hills musician Ruth Wyand is a trailblazing singer and songwriter who uses a melting pot of styles mostly incorporating fingerpicking and bottleneck slide into her ...

Raitt's induction validated nearly three decades of consistently solid work. Known for singing the blues and playing a mean bottleneck slide guitar, she made her recording debut in 1971. Superstardom ...