Although people tend to think of John Heussenstamm exclusively as a phenomenal blues guitarist and teacher, he plays and has studied different styles of music throughout his career, such as: jazz, from be-bop to modern; classical guitar; gospel; blues; and funk. The songs in this site's Music section reflect this diversity in his tastes: blues, light jazz, latin jazz, rock, funk/rock, new age, world music, and even hillbilly rock. It would probably be fair to say that John's eclectic interest in music has contributed to his strength as a blues rock guitarist.
John was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 28th, 1953, and when he was four he started taking piano lessons in Whittier, CA from his
grandmother Erika. After seeing Louis Armstrong on TV, >>> more >>>
What's new (links at left)
04-23-2008 lessons in Intro to Diatonic Scale category of Video Guitar Lessons, Tabs section
10-30-2007 walkin' blues solo lessons in Solo Songs-2 category of Video Guitar Lessons, Tabs section
10-30-2007 another music video from Aug, 2007 FOA performance added to Music Videos section
10-30-2007 music samples from latest CD added to Music section