“Stevie came to my 5th birthday and gave me a pawnshop Harmony. It didn’t have a gig bag, it had two paper grocery bags on either end”: Tyrone Vaughan descends from blues greatness – and SRV helped him start his guitar journey early … from Guitarworld matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen)

Stevie Ray Vaughan turned up at young Tyrone’s birthday party with a special gift that would help him follow in the footsteps of his relatives Read…

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“Muddy Waters and BB King, I knew ’em before they passed away, and they told me, ‘Man, if you outlive me, just try to keep the blues alive’”: Buddy Guy has officially retired from touring – but he’s back on the big screen in Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners … from Guitarworld janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg)

Guy feels the weight of responsibility to continue carrying the torch for the blues – and ensure that the genre’s pioneers are known to younger…

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