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 Stor...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Sinners
2025
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
In the Electric Mist
2009
The Concert for New York City
2001
Shine a Light
2008
The Torch
2022
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
2022
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
2011
Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
2017
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
Two Trains Runnin'
2016
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
2015
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone - Buddy Guy
N/A
The Quiet One
2019
Born In Chicago
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
Supershow
1969
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
2024
Chicago Blues
1972
Blues Masters
1999
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
Homicide McLeod
2017
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
2007
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020
Festival Express
2003
Muddy Waters: Messin' With The Blues
2004
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991
North Sea Jazz Highlights
2016
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
2012
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001