For three years, Archie Storey had been on a steady diet of Mississippi blues and was looking for a way into the music. The longtime BeBop Records employee listened to the blues constantly and ...

They lean against wall in a lineup of lore. Cigar box bodies, slim necks and what-not decor double as folk art and instrument in Archie Storey's Jackson living room. His handmade cigar box guitars ...

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Etc: Opening reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 25, features food and drinks, a live music demonstration, meet the artist and curator Old-school musicians put cigar boxes to work as acoustic resonators. Jug ...

Dean Moller is a blues guitar player and cigar-box guitar maker. The former professional woodworker was injured on a job site, ending his career in carpentry. He turned to making wooden bowls ...

One-time furniture maker Greg McKinnon is not so much singing the blues as helping people play them on his unique guitars. The man wielding the axe on one of the world’s most recognisable guitar riffs ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The 19th annual ...

The 8th annual New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival at the New Orleans Jazz Museum from Thursday, January 18 through Saturday, January 20 offers a stellar celebration of the art, music and history of ...

(WBIR-Knoxville) You could say building instruments is in Rick Walker's blood. "My father built instruments, he built guitars. Just everyone in my family played music. It is an integral part of our ...

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Meet the men who love to make and play cigar box guitars. From post-industrial British towns, they have created a self-identity through making these unique three-stringed guitars. Show more We meet ...