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Guitarmageddon: Reason to Sing the Blues?

Guitar Center is preparing for the launch of its initial King of the Blues competition in search of the country’s top undiscovered blues guitarist, the first competition of its kind on a national scale. 

After flying under the music industry’s radar for decades, the blues are again on the map of popular music and culture. In fact, over the last few years contemporary music has produced several top acts with blues-driven sounds such as the White Stripes, the John Mayer Trio, Kanye West and the Black Keys, among others. This recent rise in popularity is due largely to young musicians and music fans who now, more than ever, recognize that the blues rock. More mainstream musicians are playing blues-based rock, and as a result, the blues are again connecting young musicians and fans to music’s roots.

With first round competitions held at more than 160 locations throughout the U.S., the King of the Blues competition launches in March. Regional finals will be held in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and New York City, and caps off at the Chicago Blues Festival in June where BB King will perform at the competition finals. 

This competition provides a direct example of the blues’ influence on today’s youth culture and will bring together thousands of America’s guitarists of all ages, races and backgrounds to showcase how they can speak the blues – and to determine who, in fact, is the King of Blues. Might it be you?

For more information, please visit http://www.guitarcenter.com/guitarmageddon.

Edited by Siobhan Welch

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