The great Buddy Guy is the artist of the week. Buddy has been around for a long time. It is hard to believe he is 70 years old though! Yikes! Buddy came up to Chicago and played with all of the greats including Muddy, and Howling Wolf. Probably one of his best friends was the late Junior Wells. With Wells on harp and Buddy on guitar they were known as the original Blues Brothers. Buddy was also recognized as one the great blues guitar players who influenced Jimmy Hendrix. It has been said that Hendrix copied Guy when he saw him playing behind his back and with his teeth. I have always found those stories more wishful thinking than accurate, but what it does say is that blues players were doing a lot of things that rock players picked up years later. As always enjoy the videos on the left hand side of the blog in the videos powered by Google area.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Artist Of The Week: Buddy Guy
The great Buddy Guy is the artist of the week. Buddy has been around for a long time. It is hard to believe he is 70 years old though! Yikes! Buddy came up to Chicago and played with all of the greats including Muddy, and Howling Wolf. Probably one of his best friends was the late Junior Wells. With Wells on harp and Buddy on guitar they were known as the original Blues Brothers. Buddy was also recognized as one the great blues guitar players who influenced Jimmy Hendrix. It has been said that Hendrix copied Guy when he saw him playing behind his back and with his teeth. I have always found those stories more wishful thinking than accurate, but what it does say is that blues players were doing a lot of things that rock players picked up years later. As always enjoy the videos on the left hand side of the blog in the videos powered by Google area.
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