James Blood Ulmer, Innovative Guitarist Who Fused the Avant-Garde to Blues, Dead at 86

Rolling Stone · June 9, 2026

Applying lessons from Ornette Coleman to popular music, Ulmer was a true original

Continue to Rolling Stone ← Return to Renegade

You are being forwarded to Rolling Stone in a few seconds. Renegade Enterprises is a news aggregator — we credit, link, and attribute every story to its original publisher. If you are the rights holder and want this link removed, use our DMCA process.