Buddy Guy
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-07-30
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Buddy Guy - Teachin' the Blues
- Buddy Guy - Teachin' the Blues
- Buddy Guy - Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (Songbook)
- Buddy Guy Anthology (Songbook)
- Buddy Guy Anthology
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Film & TV
Acting · Lettsworth, Louisiana, US
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical…
Known for
- Sinners — Old Sammie2025
- Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision — Self2024
- Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights — Self (archive footage)2023
- Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues — Self2022
- The Torch — Self2022
- Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away2021
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 — Self2020
- The Quiet One — Self2019
- Homicide McLeod — Captain Oswald2017
- Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl2017
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
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- 751,104
- Total plays
- 9,027,862
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bluesChicago Bluesguitarclassic rockrock
Buddy Guy (born George Guy, July 30, 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana) is an American blues music and rock music guitarist, as well as a singer. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix and other 1960s blues and rock legends, Guy is considered as an important proponent of Chicago blues made famous by Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. He has influenced both widely known and local blues guitarists. Guy is known for his showmanship; for example, he plays with drumsticks and walks into the audience whilst
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- George Guy , ( 1936-07-30 ) July 30, 1936 (age 89) , Lettsworth, Louisiana , U.S.
- Genres
- Chicago blues blues electric blues blues rock
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1953–present
- Labels
- RCA Cobra Chess Delmark Silvertone MCA Atlantic MPS Charly Zomba Group Jive Vanguard JSP Rhino Purple Pyramid Flyright AIM Alligator Blues Ball
- Spouse s
- Joan Guy (m. 1959), Jennifer Guy (1975-2002)
- Website
- buddyguy .net
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Key dates
- Born
- 30 July 1936
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lettsworth
- Child
- Shawnna
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
Article
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior Wells.
Guy has won nine Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Guy was ranked 27th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2023 list of greatest guitarists of all time. His song "Stone Crazy" was ranked 78th in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time". Clapton once described him as "the best guitar player alive". In 1999, Guy wrote the book Damn Right I've Got the Blues, with Donald Wilcock. His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.
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