21.   Blues guitarist Mike Morgan is back with another scorcher from his native Texas.

22.   Besides Smith, performers lined up for the gala include singer Aretha Franklin, former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and blues guitarist B.B. King.

23.   Chavis finished recording an album for Rounder Records, with Cajun blues guitarist Sonny Landreth and fiddler David Greely, in April.

24.   --Entertainment by blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughn.

25.   Nicknamed Slowhand for his haunting blues style, he became the star of an elite group of British blues guitarists including Mick Taylor, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.

26.   One of the most respected blues guitarists around while alive, King has slipped toward obscurity in death.

27.   Prosecutors say the deaths, including the daughter of blues guitarist Elvin Bishop, were part of an extortion plot meant to raise seed money for a self-help program.