"The Blues is an inspiration and a lifestyle for Nelson King. His honest approach to playing authentic acoustic slide guitar is coupled with a unique ability to capture, in his original songs, a real atmosphere of vintage blues performers."

Upon hearing some of Nelson King’s material, legendary blues producer, Mike Vernon, enthusiastically described the music as being, "an interesting pastiche of the downhome Texas sounds of the ‘fifties and early Chicago chess stuff."

Having immersed himself in the music of the early blues men, King’s passion for the blues is further driven by later greats like Fleetwood Macs Peter Green, who he sites as one of his most significant influences. Nelson King has created a unique sound which goes beyond traditional blues. A distinctive style that maintains the directness and integrity of past blues masters but one that expands to capture a further mainstream appeal.

In this DVD, the first in a new tuition series produced with the intermediate player in mind, Nelson focuses on various rhythm techniques that will provide a solid foundation on which a groove can be developed. He demonstrates and explains rhythm guitar techniques including right and left hand damping, flatpicking, double stops, blues rhythms and more. If you know some chords and want to do more with them, this DVD is for you.