Will Ray's latest DVD explores the blues with his alter ego character, Cigar Box Willie. Included are 20 of the most cutting edge licks ever concocted, played over blues-based backing tracks. Will talks you through each lick slowly note by note, then plays the lick up to speed in the context of a song. Get inside the head of a master guitarist and get a glimpse of his, well, unconventional other side.

This is Part I in a series of Cigar Box Willie videos that were originally filmed for the internet. They stand as an entertaining look at how to think outside the box when playing the blues. Will wears his trademark "Groucho" mask throughout the DVD to set the mood. No one is exactly sure what mood that is, but he sure sets it! The lessons are funny, entertaining but most of all - educational.

There are 20 guitar lessons/licks included here, done in standard tuning on six-string guitars. And as CBW says of the lessons, "they're not for sissies". But they will for sure make you think about guitar differently and hopefully inspire you to new guitar heights.

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 Will Ray has worked with The Hellecasters, Carlene Carter, Michael Nesmith, Steve Earle, Solomon Burke, Joe Walsh, Tom Jones, and he shares his many secrets and shortcuts to lead guitar solo building. His cigarbox guitars are made up of parts from G&L, Fender, Gibson, Dean, Carvin, Taylor, SX, Douglas, Silvertone, Squier and Washburn guitars.

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For more information on Will Ray you can Google him.

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Some of Will Ray's influences include:

Alger "Texas" Alexander
Pink Anderson
Barbecue Bob Hicks
Scrapper Blackwell
Black Ace
Blind Blake
BLIND BOY FULLER
Big Bill Broonzy
Richard "Rabbit" Brown
Willie Brown
Bumble Bee Slim
Gus Cannon
Bo Carter
Sam Collins
Floyd Council
Ida Cox (1896-1967)
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
Sleepy John Estes (1904-1977)
Blind Boy Fuller (1908-1941)
Jesse Fuller (1896-1976)
Billy Garland (1918-1960)
Jazz Gillum (1904-1966)
Shirley Griffith (1908-1974)
Arvella Gray (1906-1980)
Smokey Hogg (1914-1960)
Lightnin' Hopkins (1912-1982)
Son House (c. 1902-1988)
Peg Leg Howell (1888-1966)
Alberta Hunter (1895-1984)
Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893-1966)
Jim Jackson (c. 1884-1937)
John Jackson
Skip James (1902-1969)
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929)
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945)
Lonnie Johnson (1894-1970)
Robert Johnson (1911-1938)
Tommy Johnson (1896-1956)
Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter (c. 1889-1949)
Furry Lewis (1899-1981)
Mance Lipscomb (1895-1976)
Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887-1957)
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (1915-2006)
Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
Brownie McGhee (1915-1996)
Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959)
The Memphis Jug Band
Big Maceo Merriweather (1905-1953)
Eugene "Buddy" Moss (c. 1914-1984)
Memphis Minnie (1897-1973)
Charlie Patton (1891-1934)
Piano Red (1911-1985)
Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
Tampa Red (1904-1981)
Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
Victoria Spivey (1908-1976)
Frank Stokes (c. 1888-1955)
Sonny Terry (1911-1986)
Henry Townsend (1909-2006)
Sippie Wallace (1898-1986)
Washboard Sam (1910-1966)
Curley Weaver (1906-1962)
Peetie Wheatstraw (1902-1941)
Bukka White (1909-1977) 

Clarence White
Josh White (1914 or 1915-1969)
Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948)
Big Joe Williams


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Shipping will be $3.00 for USA, International is much more due to recent postal rate increases for international mail (sorry). The only form of payment which is acceptable is PayPal.

I reserve the right not to sell to anyone with NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, and those with ZERO FEEDBACK need to contact me first before bidding OR THEIR BIDS MAY BE CANCELLED. Thanx and Happy Bidding!


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