Buddy Guy
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Guy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Details
Movies (47)
Sinners
as Old Sammie
2025
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
as Self
2024
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
as Self
2022
The Torch
as Self
2022
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
as Self
2020
The Quiet One
as Self
2019
Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
2017
Homicide McLeod
as Captain Oswald
2017
North Sea Jazz Highlights
as Self - Guitar
2016
Jazz at the White House
as Self
2016
Two Trains Runnin'
as Self
2016
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
as Self
2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
as Self - Performer
2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
2014
Buddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
2013
Buddy Guy - Front and Center 2013
as Self - Guitar & Vocals
2013
Born In Chicago
as Self
2013
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest)
2012
Buddy Guy - Guitar Center Sessions
as Guitar
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
2010
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
2009
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
In the Electric Mist
as Sam 'Hogman' Patin
2009
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
as guitar, vocals
2008
Buddy Guy - Estival Jazz Lugano
as Himself
2008
Buddy Guy: Live at Estival Jazz Lugano
2008
Shine a Light
as Self
2008
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
2007
Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Live at Nightstage
2007
Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
as Self
2007
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
as Self
2007
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
as self
2006
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
as Himself
2006
Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal
as Himself
2006
Buddy Guy Teachin' The Blues
as Himself
2005
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats
as Himself
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self
2004
Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
as Himself
2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self
2004
Don't Start Me Talkin: The Junior Wells Story
as Himself
2004
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2004
Antone's: Home of the Blues
as Performer
2004
Muddy Waters: Messin' With The Blues
as Self
2004
