Great comments. As a kid I took a tape of some Lightin' Hopkins songs to music stores where they offered lessons, and asked the instructors if they could teach me to play like that. The answer was always an amused "No." I did pick up a few licks from a folk singer named Ed Badeaux. I agree that watching and listening is the best way to learn. h I'm going to order the book mentioned above by S. Grossman. I've always wanted to play slide, but where I've been living for the past 22 years there are no teachers (nor players) of slide guitar. Now that I've moved back to Houston (area) that's probably a different story. A book I recommend is Country Blues by Samuel B. Charters; Pub: Rinehart and Company Inc. 232 Madison Avenue, New York 16, NY. No music instruction but good bios on old time blues folk: Blind Lemon, Lightin' (the best for my money) Muddy Waters, etc. Good luck to all. Z.