Buddy Guy
Birthday: 1936-07-30
Place of Birth: Lettsworth, Louisiana, US
Biography: 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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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Chicago blues great Buddy Guy never was the same after he heard John Lee Hooker’s seminal “Boogie Ch...
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for what h...
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Shine a Light
Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Be...
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In the Electric Mist
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local h...
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Muddy Waters: Messin' With The Blues
A legendary concert featuring some of the most well known blues songs of all time. Recorded live at ...
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Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone - Buddy Guy
Blues legend Buddy Guy talks about his life and career....
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Live: Real Deal With Ge Smith & Sni Band
Buddy Guy live at Legends, Chicago with Ge Smith & Sni Band....
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Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
In 1990 and in 1991 Eric Clapton played 24 nights at the Royal Albert Hall performing with different...
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Led Zeppelin Played Here
1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the g...
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Blues Alive
Willie Dixon tells tales of the blues, spiced by stories from Ruth Brown, Albert Collins and Buddy G...
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A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
One by One, the musicians climb on stage and take their places: B.B. king, Eric Clapton, Buddy guy, ...
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Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
July 12, 2004 was a very special night at the Montreux Festival for any blues fan. With Carlos Santa...
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Supershow
Supershow was intended to be Britain's first music 'super session', with several famous blues, jazz...
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Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy - South Bank Session
Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy Ronnie Scotts London, England October 6th 1987 "The South Bank Session" ...
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Buddy Guy Teachin' The Blues
In this special DVD lesson, Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy passes on what he learned from Jimmy Reed...
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Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
This DVD comes a part of a box set which also contains 3 CDs. The DVD features an exclusive 90-minu...
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Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal
Buddy Guy's rejuvinated blues career has spawned world-wide accolades, and his musical talents are o...
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Blues at the BBC
Collection of performances by British and American blues artists on BBC programmes such as The Beat ...
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Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
The story of James Cotton, harmonica powerhouse, whose music shaped blues and rock. Orphaned at 9, C...
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Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Live at Nightstage
Junior Wells performing live at Nightstage with special guest Buddy Guy...
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Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
This 90 minute, 3-act documentary details the rise & fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago's great outdoor...
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John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
A teenage runaway who never went to school, John Lee Hooker had trouble spelling his name, even into...
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Don't Start Me Talkin: The Junior Wells Story
Junior Wells, who died in 1998, was a superb harmonica player and singer who enjoyed a long and frui...
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Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
On November 22, 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Ch...
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The Quiet One
Featuring never-before-seen home movies and photographs, musician Bill Wyman opens up his vast perso...
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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly....
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Double-DVD Captures Highlights from Festival With Performances and Collaborations by Guitar Wizards ...
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Chicago Blues
Harley Cokeliss's Chicago Blues filmed in 1972 was a remarkable film; remarkable in that it was not ...
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Blues Masters
In 1966, CBC Television invited some of North America's greatest blues performers to gather in a stu...
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Lightning in a Bottle
On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered th...
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A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live
1. Koko Taylor - I'm Ready 2. Big Bill Morganfield - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 3. Keb Mo - I Ca...
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Recorded Live at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Cap...
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Bluesy Entertainment: Live
1. Introduction 2. Someday Baby - Gregg Allman 3. Just To Be With You - Phoebe Snow 4. Chains Of ...
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Buddy Guy Listen to this Eric
Buddy Guy & Band appearing live on Ohne Filter (German SWR TV) in Baden-Baden, Germany in July 1991....
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Keith Richards: Under the Influence
A portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a so...
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Captured across two nights at Madison Square Garden, the Crossroads Guitar Festival offers a variety...
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Antone's: Home of the Blues
Documentary film about the legendary blues club in Austin, Texas. The film is filled with historical...
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Two Trains Runnin'
The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides...
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Jazz at the White House
This All-Star Global Concert at the White House features performances by Joey Alexander, Terence Bla...
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Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the cr...
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Mountain Stage Blues Special
An all-blues program with John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, and others....
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
1. Great Balls of Fire 2. Chantilly Lace 3. Green Grass of Home (Tom Jones) 4. End of the Road (Tom ...
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Buddy Guy - Estival Jazz Lugano
2008 Concert featuring songs: I've got dreams to remember, Hoochie Coochie man and Others....
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Buddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013
Tracklist : Damn Right I've Got The Blues Five Long Years Someone Else Is Steppin' In (Slippin' O...
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John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly chronicles the musical evolution of one of the most influential solo ar...
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats
It was a night when the legends played, when English Blues met Chicago & Memphis Blues, and somethin...
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Often credited as being one of the all-time greatest guitarists, and known amongst his peers as one ...
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The Torch
At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see...
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Festival Express
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer ...
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Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
The star-studded special celebrates the trailblazing music series' 40th anniversary. With guest host...
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Curves Contours & Body Horns
Now recognized as one of the best electric guitars ever designed, Leo Fender's Stratocaster is a vit...
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Born In Chicago
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the to...
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
“Crossroads Guitar Festival” 2019 live video hosted by Eric Clapton will appear in Blu-ray including...
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Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
This music documentary celebrates the long and influential career of Long John Baldry, a pioneering ...
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Wake at Generation
An unreleased concert film, shot at the Generation Club on 8th St. in NYC on April 7, 1968. Big Bro...
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Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
In the summer of 2016, Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years of his musical career with a special concert at...
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Sinners
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, ...
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Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
Highlights from Eric Clapton's sold-out 24 night run at London's Royal Albert Hall are featured. 24 ...
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B.B. King: Blues Summit
Inspired by the 1993 Grammy-winning album, this historic meeting of superpowers stars the King of th...
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