Buddy Guy
Actor
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.
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Filmography
In the Electric Mist
as Sam 'Hogman' Patin 2009
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as House Band 1995
Shine a Light
as Self 2008
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
as Self 2015
Festival Express
as Self 2003
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self 2009
The Concert for New York City
as Self 2001
The Quiet One
as Self 2019
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self 2010
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest) 2012
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self 2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self 2013
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
as Self - Guitar 1991
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self 2007
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self 2004
Two Trains Runnin'
as Self 2016