Guitar Shorty was born David William Kearney on September 8, 1939 in Houston, Texas and raised in Kissimmee, Florida by his grandmother. He began playing guitar as a young boy, excited by the sounds ...

It’s a grudge that goes back to 1998, when he was the lead-in to Ray Charles at the Chicago Blues Festival. He went overtime. And he didn’t care. Nobody can recall the song. Nobody can recall what ...

When it comes to showmanship, Guitar Shorty stands tall. We’re not just talking about the usual blues crowd-pleasing tricks-playing behind his back, or strolling around the venue in mid-solo like ...

Bluesman Guitar Shorty could just flip over the fact that he's able to do what he does for a living. No, literally. Aside from his catchy nickname (more on that later) and one-of-a-kind licks and ...

Fame’s fickle spotlight eluded Guitar Shorty for a good quarter-century, before rediscovering him the past few years. A spirited blues guitarist with a strong rock sensibility, Shorty disappeared for ...

The inbox can be a bummer. Things were skating along on Thursday when an email from Alligator Records landed. “Blues Master Guitar Shorty, September 8, 1934-April 20, 2022,” it read. Huge bummer.

Venerable bluesman Guitar Shorty has rampaged through American music for more than half a century and fortunately for us he shows little signs of stopping any time soon. The Los Angeles-based ...

“I would like to be recognized as one of the greatest guitar players ever to hit the stage.” Guitar Shorty, nee David Kearny, doesn’t waste much time on false modesty, especially since the 64-year-old ...

As a young man, Houston born Guitar Shorty was a sideman on shows with artists like BB King, Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry and Ray Charles. But once he became a solo artist, opening spots became harder for ...

Catch Guitar Shorty before he heads out for a tour of the Northeast to promote his new CD, We the People. Everybody (okay, everybody who follows blues music) knows Shorty was born right here in ...

David William Kearney, from Houston, tells many entertaining stories about music-industry luminaries such as Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy and Guitar Slim, and for all I know, they’re true. Even though ...

Take off your good hat before searching for Guitar Shorty on YouTube, because your brain’s about to be blown. Crudely shot amateur footage (of which there is plenty) reveals Shorty to be a sort of ...