Celebrity Featured: Buddy Guy
Artist: Terrianne Murray
About Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy, born July 30, 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana is an American blues and rock music singer and guitarist. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix and other 1960s blues and rock legends, Guy is known for his showmanship, often playing with drumsticks and walking into the audience whilst playing.
For almost 50 years Guy performed flamboyant live concerts of energetic blues and blues rock, predating the 1960s blues rockers. As a musician's musician, he had a fundamental impact on the blues and on rock and roll, influencing a new generation of artists.
In the early 1960s, Guy was a session guitarist for Chess Records. He recorded on Junior Wells sessions for Delmark Records under the pseudonym Friendly Chap in 1965 and 1966. His career took off during a blues revival period in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was sparked by Eric Clapton's request that Guy be part of the '24 nights' all-star blues guitar lineup at London's Royal Albert Hall and Guy's subsequent signing with Silvertone Records.
Guy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2005 by Eric Clapton and B.B. King.