Slide Guitar

Bonnie Raitt performs on stage at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015
by Corny O'Connell | 11/08/2024 | 5:00am

Bonnie Raitt performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 6, 2015. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)

Today you can request your favorite tracks that feature slide guitar - the playing technique using a metal or glass tube on the fret hand. Think Elmore James...Duane Allman...Bonnie Raitt who happens to be celebrating her 75th birthday today. Add to the list then hear what makes the set.

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Today's set:

  • Elmore James "Dust My Broom"
  • Bonnie Raitt "Thing Called Love"
  • J.J. Cale "Crazy Mama"
  • The Allman Brothers Band "Statesboro Blues"
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