Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Age
90
Birth Date
July 30, 1936
Place of Birth
Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
Socials
Buddy Guy
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.
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Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Later... with Jools Holland
Austin City Limits
Sinners
The Oscars
Soundstage
Jack's Big Music Show
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
In the Electric Mist
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue