Buddy Guy

Known for ActingBorn 1936-07-30 (age 89)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 partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior Wells. Guy has won eight 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Guy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago

Antone's: Home of the Blues

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

The Blues Under the Skin

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019

Jack's Big Music Show

Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

The Torch

The Grammys

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Born In Chicago

Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live

Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Sinners

B.B. King: Blues Summit

Lightning in a Bottle

Blues at the BBC

Two Trains Runnin'

Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away

Festival Express

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

North Sea Jazz Highlights

Buddy Guy: Live at Estival Jazz Lugano

The Quiet One

Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004

Squidbillies

Shine a Light

Keith Richards: Under the Influence

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

Buddy Guy - Front and Center 2013

The Oscars

Blues Masters

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Supershow

In the Electric Mist

Austin City Limits

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013