Buddy Guy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1936 (age 90)
- Birthplace
- Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone - Buddy Guy
Movie · as Himself
Live: Real Deal With Ge Smith & Sni Band
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy - South Bank Session
Movie · as Himself
Buddy Guy Marciac Festival
Movie · as Himself
Buddy Guy at Vienne
Movie
Sinners
Movie · as Old Sammie
Bluestown Rising
Movie · as Self
Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners
Movie · as Self
Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners
Movie · as Self
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
Movie · as Self
The Torch
Movie · as Self
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Movie · as Self
The Quiet One
Movie · as Self
Homicide McLeod
Movie · as Captain Oswald
Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Movie · as Self — Guitar
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Two Trains Runnin'
Movie · as Self
Jazz at the White House
Movie · as Self
North Sea Jazz Highlights
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Movie · as Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Movie · as Self - Performer
Buddy Guy - Front and Center 2013
Movie · as Self - Guitar & Vocals
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie · as Self
Buddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013
Movie · as vocals, guitar
Born In Chicago
Movie · as Self
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Movie · as Self
Buddy Guy - Guitar Center Sessions
Movie · as Guitar
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Movie · as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie · as Self
In the Electric Mist
Movie · as Sam 'Hogman' Patin
Blues at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Shine a Light
Movie · as Self
Buddy Guy - Estival Jazz Lugano
Movie · as Himself
Buddy Guy: Live at Estival Jazz Lugano
Movie
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
Movie · as guitar, vocals
Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Live at Nightstage
Movie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Movie · as Self
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
Movie · as Self
Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
Movie · as Self
Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal
Movie · as Himself
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
Movie · as Himself
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
Movie · as self
Buddy Guy Teachin' The Blues
Movie · as Himself
Jack's Big Music Show
TV · as The King of Swing · 1 ep
Muddy Waters: Messin' With The Blues
Movie · as Self
Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
Movie · as Himself
Don't Start Me Talkin: The Junior Wells Story
Movie · as Himself
Lightning in a Bottle
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Movie · as Self
Antone's: Home of the Blues
Movie · as Performer
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie · as Self
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats
Movie · as Himself
A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live
Movie · as Self
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
Movie · as Self
Mountain Stage Blues Special
Movie · as Himself
Festival Express
Movie · as Self
Soundstage
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Movie
The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self
Blues Masters
Movie
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Movie · as Self
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Movie · as House Band
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Movie · as Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Curves Contours & Body Horns
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
Buddy Guy - Baden-Baden 1991
Movie
Buddy Guy Listen to this Eric
Movie · as Self - Guitars, Vocals
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Blues Alive
Movie · as Himself
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest)
Austin City Limits
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Blues Under the Skin
Movie · as Self
Chicago Blues
Movie
Supershow
Movie · as Himself
Wake at Generation
Movie · as Self
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep