Buddy Guy

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Born:
July 30, 1936, he's 75 and American.
Birthname:
George Guy.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 77 releases, and credited 11 times on others' music. 13 collaborations and 1 musical relative.

Biography

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George 'Buddy' Guy is an eminent rocker & bluesman. He inspired many of the greats of the guitar including Eric Clapton and Jimmy Hendrix and his songs have been covered by Led Zeppelin and Stevie Ray Vaughn amongst many others. It is certainly true that no mention of his work would be complete without reference to his wonderful showmanship and mastery of his instrument.

He was self taught, and, aged 21, he moved to Chicago with no greater ambition than to work and maybe see Muddy Waters play. He achieved so much more. He met Muddy Waters as a result of working at the 708 club. 'The Mud' was impressed by his virtuosity and invited him to become a session musician at Chess Records. He took the opportunity to record his own work while at the studios, backing the greats, like The Mud, and Howlin' Wolf.

He left Chess for Vanguard in the late 60s and released over 20 albums during the following 20+ years, but by the late 80s he had no record deal. However, a new path was about to emerge.

In 1991, with Silvertone, he released a comeback album Damn Right, I've Got The Blues which was hugely successful. It re-introduced him to a whole new generation. Respected musicians paid homage to the man from whom they had taken their inspiration. Buddy Guy's name was hot currency. This album and the next two earned him Grammy awards and he has since been inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame.

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Genres

Electric Blues, Chicago Blues. Vote on Genres

Discography

88 releases – 77 under his own name and 11 credits on others' music Edit
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