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Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

Actor · Born 1936-07-30 · Lettsworth, Louisiana, US

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Sinners (2025) — Old Sammie
  2. In the Electric Mist (2009) — Sam 'Hogman' Patin
  3. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) — House Band
  4. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Musical Guest
  6. Shine a Light (2008) — Self
  7. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
  8. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  9. The Oscars (1953) — Self - Performer
  10. Keith Richards: Under the Influence (2015) — Self
  11. The Grammys (1959) — Self
  12. Festival Express (2003) — Self
  13. Austin City Limits (1975) — Self
  14. The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009) — Self
  15. The Concert for New York City (2001) — Self
  16. The Quiet One (2019) — Self
  17. Jack's Big Music Show (2005) — The King of Swing
  18. Lightning in a Bottle (2004) — Self
  19. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (2010) — Self
  20. Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991) — Self - Guitar
  21. Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge (1981) — Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest)
  22. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (2013) — Self
  23. Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl (2017) — Self — Guitar
  24. The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995) — Self
  25. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (2007) — Self
  26. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (2004) — Self
  27. Two Trains Runnin' (2016) — Self
  28. B.B. King: Blues Summit (1995) — Self
  29. Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004 (2004) — Himself
  30. John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001)
  31. Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (2024) — Self
  32. Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live (2007) — Self
  33. John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly (2014) — Self
  34. Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away (2021)
  35. Supershow (1969) — Himself
  36. Blues at the BBC (2009) — Self
  37. Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Live at Nightstage (2007)
  38. Blues Masters (1999)
  39. Antone's: Home of the Blues (2004) — Performer
  40. The Torch (2022) — Self