Mike Dugan - Instructor
Experience
45+ years
Courses
8
Songs
33
Genre
Blues, Slide Guitar+3
Mike Dugan emerged onto the New York City blues scene in the late 1970s with his band, quickly gaining recognition for his exceptional guitar skills and songwriting. He was invited... to jam with the legendary Les Paul in 1985 and was later honored as "Blues Guitarist of the Year" by Show Business News as well. Forming the Survival Band in 1987, his band's album "Workin" earned a nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Recording." Mike then moved on to form the Blues Mission, establishing his main base in Allentown and developing original material and his own style of music. Since the '70s, he's toured relentlessly along the East Coast, sharing stages with legends like Little Charlie and the Nightcats and opening for B.B. King multiple times. His albums, including "Blues from the Rust Belt," "All My Blues," and "A Step Ahead of Trouble," are celebrated in the blues community. Additionally, his song "There's No Talkin To Ya" was featured in a 1996 episode of the TV series Homicide.
Mike Dugan on Torrins
Acoustic Series
In this acoustic guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the style of acoustic playing. Here, you will learn everything from fingerpicking lessons, to strumming, to slapping and tapping on acoustic guitar, to concepts of flamenco ideas, to claws style playing, to drop D tuning, and more.
2.9 Hours
4 Lessons
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Blues Guitar Lessons
In this blues guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Dugan demonstrates the style of blues. You will learn how to play blues rhythm and the basic blues chord progressions. This will be followed by blues improvisation using pentatonic, major blues, and in minor blues. Mike will also delve into finer blues nuances, licks, and blues songs to wrap it all up.
- 13.1 Hours
- 4 Lessons
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Rock Guitar Lesson
In this rock guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the essentials that every rock guitarist should master: concepts of theory and guitar playing techniques; rounded off with rock guitar song lessons to help you understand the application of the ideas.
- 9.1 Hours
- 4 Lessons
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