As a young man, Houston born Guitar Shorty was a sideman on shows with artists like BB King, Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry and Ray Charles. But once he became a solo artist, opening spots became harder for ...

cut his first, Willie Dixon-produced single for Chicago’s Cobra Records in 1957. Fifty-three years later, Shorty, born David Kearney, has lost none of his fire, as evidenced by his new “Bare Knuckle” ...

"The Best of Guitar Shorty: The Long and Short of It" Shout! Factory AMONG THE COUNTLESS curiosities now appearing on YouTube is a video clip from "The Gong Show" in which Guitar Shorty takes top ...

Alligator recording artist and master bluesman Guitar Shorty will perform songs from his latest release, “Bare Knuckle,” on Friday, Jan. 13, at The Palms Playhouse in Winters. Credited with ...

Venerable bluesman Guitar Shorty has rampaged through American music for more than half a century and fortunately for us he shows little signs of stopping any time soon. The Los Angeles-based ...

Alligator Records blues guitar star Guitar Shorty will play at 9 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on West Willow Street. Shorty comes armed with the work from his 2007 CD "We the People," which ...

After five decades in music, Guitar Shorty has stories. Stories of betrayal, loss and pleading that burn in a Chicago blues style. Despite all the heart wrenching, Shorty (a.k.a. David William Kearney ...

Guitar Shorty, a blues great for more than six decades known for his stage antics and awesome guitar solos, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 87 and his death was attributed to natural causes by ...

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Guitar Shorty, now 67, says he was inspired by some of the best blues and soul musicians of the 20th century; he credits Ray Charles, Guitar Slim, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Earl Hooker as ...