Blues guitarist Buddy Guy was born in a small town called Lettsworth in Louisiana. He learned guitar as a child on a home made instrument that had two strings called a Diddley Bow that he constructed himself. He later donated this instrument to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has played with some of the best in the business including Muddy Waters and Jimi Hendrix quoted him as a major influence in his playing. Buddy was very well known for his showmanship during his soloing. Often times he would take drumsticks and beat on his guitar or even walk into the audience during a blues guitar solo, winning the admiration of many fans. He gained his first record contract by winning a competition against Magic Sam and Otis Rush and never looked back from then on! He is also the father of famous rapper Shawna and has a son that is a successful hip hop producer.
Top 5 Songs
Blues at my Baby’s House
Breaking Out on Top
Garbage Man Blues
Have you ever Been Lonesome
I didn’t know My Mother had A Son Like Me
Top 3 Albums
It’s my Life, Baby!
Blues Today
Hot and Cool
Discography
| Album | Year | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoodoo Man Blues | 1965 | Delmark | w/ Junior Wells band |
| Chicago/The Blues/Today! vol. 1 | 1966 | Vanguard | w/ Junior Wells band |
| It’s my Life, Baby! | 1966 | Vanguard | w/ Junior Wells band |
| I Left My Blues in San Francisco | 1967 | Chess | |
| Berlin festival – Guitar Workshop | 1967 | MPS | Long Play released in Argentina by Microphone Argentina S.A. (1974) |
| A Man and the Blues | 1968 | Vanguard | |
| Coming At You | 1968 | Vanguard | |
| Blues Today | 1968 | Vanguard | |
| This Is Buddy Guy (live) | 1968 | Vanguard | |
| Hot And Cool | 1969 | Vanguard | |
| First Time I Met the Blues-Python | 1969 | ||
| Buddy and the Juniors | 1970 | MCA | w/ Junior Mance & Junior Wells |
| South Side Blues Jam | 1970 | Delmark | w/ Junior Wells and Otis Spann |
| In The Beginning | 1971 | Red Lightnin’ | |
| Play The Blues | 1972 | Rhino | w/ Junior Wells |
| Hold That Plane! | 1972 | Vanguard | |
| I Was Walking Through the Woods | 1974 | Chess | rec. 1960–64 |
| Got to Use Your House | 1979 | Blues Ball | |
| Stone Crazy | 1981 | Alligator | |
| Alone & Acoustic | 1981 | Alligator | w/ Junior Wells, France release only |
| Drinkin’ TNT ‘n’ Smokin’ Dynamite (live) | 1982 | Blind Pig | rec. 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival |
| DJ Play My Blues | 1982 | JSP Records | |
| Dollar Done Fell | 1982 | JSP Records | |
| Buddy Guy | 1983 | Chess | |
| The Original Blues Brothers (live) | 1983 | Blue Moon | |
| Ten Blue Fingers | 1985 | JSP Records | |
| Atlantic Blues: Chicago | 1986 | Atlantic | |
| Chess Masters | 1987 | Charly) | |
| Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago-1979 | 1988 | JSP Records | |
| Breaking Out | 1988 | JSP Records | |
| I Ain’t Got No Money | 1989 | Flyright | |
| Alone & Acoustic | 1991 | Alligator | reissue, rec. 1981 w/ Junior Wells |
| Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues | 1991 | Silvertone/BMG | |
| Buddy’s Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy | 1991 | Silvertone | |
| My Time After Awhile | 1992 | Vanguard | |
| The Very Best of Buddy Guy | 1992 | Rhino/WEA | |
| The Complete Chess Studio Recordings | 1992 | Chess | 2 CD, 1960–67 |
| Live at Montreaux | 1992 | Evidence | w/ Junior Wells |
| Feels Like Rain | 1993 | Silvertone | |
| Slippin’ In | 1994 | Silvertone | |
| Live: The Real Deal | 1996 | Silvertone | |
| Buddy’s Blues | 1997 | Chess “Chess Masters” | |
| Buddy’s Blues 1978-1982: The Best of the JSP Recordings | 1998 | JSP Records | |
| As Good As It Gets | 1998 | Vanguard | |
| Heavy Love | 1998 | Silvertone | |
| Last Time Around – Live at Legends | 1998 | Jive | w/Junior Wells |
| This Is Buddy Guy | 1998 | VMD | |
| Blues Master | 1998 | Vanguard | |
| Buddy’s Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy | 1999 | Silvertone | |
| The Complete Vanguard Recordings | 2000 | Vanguard | |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 2000 | Purple Pyramid | w/ Junior Wells |
| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium: The Best of Buddy Guy | 2001 | MCA | |
| Sweet Tea | 2001 | Silvertone | |
| Double Dynamite | 2001 | AIM Recording Co. | Import |
| Blues Singer | 2003 | Silvertone | |
| Chicago Blues Festival 1964 (live) | 2003 | Stardust | |
| Jammin’ Blues Electric & Acoustic | 2003 | Sony | a compilation of tracks from Live: The Real Deal and Last Time Around – Live At Legends |
| Live At the Mystery Club | 2003 | Quicksilver | the same recording as Every Day I Have The Blues |
| A Night of the Blues | 2005 | w/ Junior Wells – Master Classics – the same recording as Every Day I Have The Blues | |
| Bring ‘Em In | 2005 | Jive | |
| Can’t Quit The Blues:Box Set | 2006 | Silvertone/Legacy Recordings | |
| Live: The Real Deal | 2006 | Sony | w/ G.E. Smith & Saturday Night Live Band |
| Skin Deep | 2008 | Zomba | |
| The Definitive Buddy Guy | 2009 | Shout! Factory | his first single-disc career-spanning CD |
