The Eclectic Guitar · Jun 16, 2026

Remembering James Blood Ulmer (1940–2026)

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A few thoughts on a true guitar original, along with a transcribed excerpt of his piece “Page One: Grand Finale.”

James Blood Ulmer, Rotterdam, 2015. Photo by Dirk Neven.

For reasons I can’t entirely explain, I never spent much time with the music of James Blood Ulmer. I had long been aware of his reputation as one of the most singular voices on the electric guitar and had of course encountered his music from time to time over the years, but I never really dug into …

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