First Name |
Buddy
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Last Name |
Guy
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Full Name at Birth |
George Guy
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Birthday |
30th July, 1936
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Birthplace |
Lettsworth, Louisiana
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Hair Color |
Bald
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Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Black
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Musician, songwriter
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Occupation |
Musician
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Music Genre (Text) |
Chicago blues, Electric Blues, Blues Rock, Blues
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Music Genre |
Blues
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Year(s) Active |
1953–present
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Music Style |
Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues
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Music Mood |
Earnest, Rustic, Gutsy, Organic, Passionate, Plaintive, Intense, Gritty, Stylish, Intimate, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Refined/Mannered, Rollicking, Playful, Boisterous, Freewheeling, Reverent, Raucous, Exuberant
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Instrument |
Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Leader
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Instrument (text) |
Guitar, Vocals
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Record Label |
RCA, Cobra, Chess, Delmark, Silvertone, MCA, Atlantic, MPS, Charly, Zomba Music Group, Jive, Vanguard, JSP Records, Rhino Records, Purple Pyramid, Flyright, AIM Recording Co., Alligator Records, Blues Ball Records, Zomba Group, JSP, Rhino, AIM Recording, Alligator
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Associated Acts |
Junior Wells, Phil Guy, Memphis Slim, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Boyd, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Otis Rush, Jonny Lang, Quinn Sullivan, Marty Sammon, Darren Thiboutot Jr., The Damn Right Blues Band, Tom Hambridge, Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Colin James, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, John Mayer, Christone Ingram
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Official Websites |
http://www.buddyguy.net/
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George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced 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 house guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with the harmonica player Junior Wells.