Jazz Articles about Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy: Can't Quit The Blues

by Jim Santella
October 22, 2006

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues Legacy Recordings 2006

The Silvertone/Legacy release of this three-CD box set, with DVD documentary, follows blues legend Buddy Guy's career from his arrival in Chicago in 1957 up to the present day.

The soulful singer/guitarist pours emotion into his performances--track after track, night after night, year after year. His sound changes gradually over time, as the freedom handed to him by label owners and producers comes to him ...

Buddy Guy: Acoustic Blues with Electrifying Power

by R.J. DeLuke
March 24, 2004

Buddy Guy, in spite of his eagerness to constantly praise those who came before, is the most dynamic bluesman on the scene and has been for many years. He's a guitarist without peer in his idiom, drawing admiration from just about all corners of the rock and blues world, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan.He's known for his scorching electric guitar, but when he switched gears, his all-acoustic Buddy Guy, Blues Singer album won a ...