Talking Guitar: Jas Obrecht's Music Magazine
A former editor of Guitar Player magazine (1978-1998), Jas Obrecht has written over 150 cover stories for nationally and internationally published music magazines. His many books include "Blues Guitar: The Men Who Made the Music," "Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists," "My Son Jimi" (co-written with James “Al” Hendrix), "Early Blues: The First Stars of Blues Guitar" (winner of the “Blues Book of the Year” award in the 2016 Living Blues Critics Poll), "Talking Guitar: Conversations with Musicians Who Shaped Twentieth-Century American Music," and ""Stone Free: Jimi Hendrix in London." His "Let It Roll: The Essential Blues Sessions" column appears in each issue of "Living Blues" magazine.
Jas' online Talking Guitar magazine at jasobrecht.substack.com features articles, transcriptions, and additional interview podcasts. If you're a fan of blues, classic rock, jazz, and guitar journalism, click on the link below and check it out!
Jimmy Rogers on Muddy Waters and Chicago Blues
Robbie Blunt: The 1985 "Robert Plant" Interview
Mike Campbell: The 1986 "Tom Petty" Interview
Steve Vai: The 1986 "Eat 'Em and Smile" Interview
Ozzy Osbourne's 1982 Tribute to Randy Rhoads
Eddie Van Halen: The 1991 "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" Interview
Uli Jon Roth: The 1985 "Astral Skies" Interview
Keith Richards: The 1992 "Guitar Player" Interview
Suzanne Vega: The 1987 "Solitude Standing" Interview
John Lee Hooker and B.B. King's Only Interview Together
Albert Collins: The 1993 "Guitar Player" Interview and Lesson
Billy Cox: The 1989 "Jimi Hendrix" Interviews
J.J. Cale: The Complete 1990 "Guitar Player" Interview
Steve Vai: The David Lee Roth "Skyscraper" Interview
Robbin Crosby: The Complete 1984 Ratt Interview
Warren DeMartini: The Complete 1984 Ratt Interview
Roger Mayer on Making Pedals For Hendrix, Beck & Page
Jeff Healey: The Complete 1989 “See the Light” Interview
Eddie Van Halen Dissects His Playing on “Women and Children First”
Lee Ranaldo: The 1995 "Sonic Youth" and "East Jesus" Interview
Brian May: The 1983 Eddie Van Halen "Star Fleet" Interview
Robbin Crosby: The Complete 1987 Ratt Interview
Warren DeMartini: The Complete 1987 Ratt Interview
Vivian Campbell: The Complete 1984 "Dio" Interview
Michael Schenker: The Complete 1980 MSG Interview
Darryl Jones Interview: On Bass With the Rolling Stones
Chuck Leavell: On Piano With the Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger on Blues, Songwriting & Keith Richards +
Keith Richards: Songwriting Stories+