Buddy Guy

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-07-30 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Lettsworth, Louisiana, US

Buddy Guy

Biography

George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced eminent guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with the harmonica player Junior Wells. Guy was ranked 30th in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 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.[6] His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.

Known For

Actor

2023
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights

as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Torch

as Self

2019
2017
Homicide McLeod

as Captain Oswald

2016
North Sea Jazz Highlights

as Self - Guitar

2016
2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Buddy Guy - Front and Center 2013

as Self - Guitar & Vocals

2013
2009
2009
In the Electric Mist

as Sam 'Hogman' Patin

2008
2008
2005
Jack's Big Music Show

as The King of Swing

2003
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

1991
Buddy Guy Listen to this Eric

as Self - Guitars, Vocals

1990
Blues Alive

as Himself

1975
1969
Supershow

as Himself

1959

Sound

2004
Squidbillies

as Theme Song Performance