Results for "Buddy Guy"

Buddy Guy

Born: July 30, 1936

The Blues' most electrifying guitarist, Guy has remained avital and current musician, moving blues forward withoutlosing sight of its roots. He’s renowned for his raw, blisteringvocals and high-voltage guitar playing. Guy regards himselfas a “caretaker of the blues.” Having learned from the likesof Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Guitar Slim and Magic Sam,he explains, “I just take what they taught me and keepadding to it.”

George “Buddy” Guy was born in 1936 in Lettsworth,Louisiana. His earliest influences included T-Bone Walker,Lightnin’ Slim and Lightnin’ Hopkins - blues musicians whowere all uniquely expressive stylists and showmen. Guy’shigh-energy showmanship also owed a debt to Guitar Slim,of “The Things That I Used to Do” fame. Along the way, hedeveloped his own style, typified by a fierce, staccato attackand tense, single-note solos.

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026

by Geoff Anderson
July 10, 2026

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026 Aspen, Colorado June 26-27, 2026 When nourishing the soul, it is important to consume a balanced diet. Failure to draw from a wide array of musical genres can lead to ennui, shallow breathing and excessive television watching. A properly tuned soul can be an ephemeral thing, ...

Buddy Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago

by Sandra Kozintseva
January 16, 2026

Ain't Done with the Blues

By Buddy Guy

Label: Silvertone
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hooker Thing; Been There Done That; Blues Chase the Blues Away; Where U At? (featuring Christone Kingfish Ingram); Blues on Top; I Got Sumpin' for You; How Blues Is That (featuring Joe Walsh); Dry Stick (featuring Joe Bonamassa); It Keeps Me Young (featuring Peter Frampton); Love on a Budget; Jesus Loves the Sinner (featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama); Upside Down; One From Lightnin'; I Don't Forget; Trick Bag; Swamp Poker; Send Me Some Loving; Talk to Your Daughter; 1:04:42.

Downtown Tacoma Blues And Jazz Festival 2025

by Geoff Anderson
September 6, 2025

Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival Tacoma, Washington August 24, 2025 .Tacoma, Washington held its first annual Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival on August 24, 2025, with a first-class lineup of new blues players, veterans and some in between. And it was free. For each band, the leader's name ...

Blues From the Top Festival 2025

by Geoff Anderson
July 12, 2025

Blues From the Top Festival Winter Park, COJune 27-29, 2025 The Town of Winter Park and Grand County have been hosting this summer blues festival for 23 years now. During that time, the festival has grown from a small start-up operation in a field to a three-day festival with national ...

A Blues Spectacular

by Jerome Wilson
July 10, 2024

In a change from this show's usual format, this episode investigates the blues in many different forms. There are jump blues, British blues, acoustic blues, female blues singers, and much more. Artists featured on the show include Jimmy Rushing, Josh White, James Blood Ulmer, Ernie Andrews, Lil Green, and Jeff Beck. Playlist Henry Threadgill ...

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024

by Geoff Anderson
July 1, 2024

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024 Aspen, Colorado June 20-22, 2024 The Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience returned this year with 20 acts performing over the course of three nights in various venues around downtown Aspen. JAS has been sponsoring two festivals (or “Experiences") each of the last several years. The June ...

Les McCann: Never Say No Again

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 2, 2024

"Be who you are and not who you ain't. Because when you are who you ain't, you're not who you are." Keyboardist, vocalist, bandleader, songwriter and photographer Les McCann really talks like this. About his music, about musicians, about his career--about everything. I learned this during the following interview, scheduled to discuss Omnivore Records' ...

The California Honeydrops At Mission Ballroom

by Steven Roby
November 16, 2023

California Honeydrops w/Sam Grisman Project Mission Ballroom Denver, CO November 10, 2023 On the last night of their 2023 “Bye, Bye, Baby" tour, The California Honeydrops gave a stellar performance at the grand Mission Ballroom last Friday. The only glitch in the show was the oddly placed opening act, the Sam ...