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Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

Birthday: 1936-07-30 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights

as    Self (archive footage)

2022
The Torch

as    Self

2019
The Quiet One

as    Self

2016
Two Trains Runnin'

as    Self

2016
Jazz at the White House

as    Self

2016
North Sea Jazz Highlights

as    Self - Guitar

2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

as    Self - Performer

2013
Born In Chicago

as    Self

2013
Buddy Guy - Front and Center 2013

as    Self - Guitar & Vocals

2013
Buddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013

as    vocals, guitar

2012
2009
Blues at the BBC

as    Self

2008
Shine a Light

as    Self

2008
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004

as    guitar, vocals

2006
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

as    Himself