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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Guitar Shorty, a blues great for more than six decades known for his stage antics and awesome guitar solos, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 87 and his death was attributed to natural causes by ...

HATCH - Leading up to the Hatch Chile Festival on Labor Day weekend, legendary blues guitarist Guitar Shorty will play a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Sparky’s Burgers and BBQ ...

cut his first, Willie Dixon-produced single for Chicago’s Cobra Records in 1957. Fifty-three years later, Shorty, born David Kearney, has lost none of his fire, as evidenced by his new “Bare Knuckle” ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legendary guitarist/vocalist Guitar Shorty is a giant in the blues world. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty has been electrifying audiences for five decades with ...

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 ...