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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 30, 1936
Place of Birth
Lettsworth, Louisiana, US
Buddy Guy
0.4 Popularity
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
7.5
Old Sammie
Sinners
2025
7.0
Self
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
2024
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023
0.0
Self
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
2022
8.0
Self
The Torch
2022
7.0
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
9.0
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020
6.8
Self
The Quiet One
2019
8.2
Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
2017
0.0
Captain Oswald
Homicide McLeod
2017
Credits
Sinners
as Old Sammie
2025
7.5
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
as Self
2024
7.0
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
as Self (archive footage)
2023
0.0
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
as Self
2022
0.0
The Torch
as Self
2022
8.0
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
7.0
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
as Self
2020
9.0
The Quiet One
as Self
2019
6.8
Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
2017
8.2
Homicide McLeod
as Captain Oswald
2017
0.0
North Sea Jazz Highlights
as Self - Guitar
2016
7.0
Jazz at the White House
as Self
2016
0.0
Two Trains Runnin'
as Self
2016
7.2
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
as Self
2015
6.7
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Led Zeppelin Played Here
as Self (archive footage)
2014
8.0
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
as Self - Performer
2014
0.0
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
2014
9.5
Buddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013
2013
0.0
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
2013
5.8
Buddy Guy - Front and Center 2013
as Self - Guitar & Vocals
2013
6.5
Born In Chicago
as Self
2013
8.0
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest)
2012
6.0
Buddy Guy - Guitar Center Sessions
as Guitar
2010
5.0
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
2010
8.3
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
2009
7.9
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
5.0
In the Electric Mist
as Sam 'Hogman' Patin
2009
6.1
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
as guitar, vocals
2008
0.0
Buddy Guy - Estival Jazz Lugano
as Himself
2008
0.0
🎬
Buddy Guy: Live at Estival Jazz Lugano
2008
7.0
Shine a Light
as Self
2008
6.9
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
2007
7.1
🎬
Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Live at Nightstage
2007
4.2
🎬
Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
as Self
2007
0.0
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
as Self
2007
8.0
🎬
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
as self
2006
0.0
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
as Himself
2006
6.0
Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal
as Himself
2006
8.0
🎬
Buddy Guy Teachin' The Blues
as Himself
2005
0.0
Jack's Big Music Show
as The King of Swing
2005
9.0
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats
as Himself
2004
8.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self
2004
10.0
Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
as Himself
2004
6.9
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self
2004
8.4
🎬
Don't Start Me Talkin: The Junior Wells Story
as Himself
2004
0.0
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2004
7.3
Antone's: Home of the Blues
as Performer
2004
10.0
Muddy Waters: Messin' With The Blues
as Self
2004
0.0
A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live
as Self
2003
0.0
Festival Express
as Self
2003
7.1
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
as Self
2003
0.0
Soundstage
2003
0.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
🎬
Mountain Stage Blues Special
as Himself
2003
0.0
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
4.5
Blues Masters
1999
6.0
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
as Self
1996
10.0
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as House Band
1995
6.5
B.B. King: Blues Summit
as Self
1995
7.1
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1995
10.0
Curves Contours & Body Horns
as Self
1993
0.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Buddy Guy - Baden-Baden 1991
1991
0.0
Buddy Guy Listen to this Eric
as Self - Guitars, Vocals
1991
0.0
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
as Self - Guitar
1991
6.9
🎬
Blues Alive
as Himself
1990
0.0
Austin City Limits
as Self
1975
6.2
Chicago Blues
1972
0.0
Supershow
as Himself
1969
6.5
Wake at Generation
as Self
1968
0.0
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6
🎬
Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy - South Bank Session
as Himself
N/A
0.0
🎬
Buddy Guy at Vienne
N/A
5.0
🎬
Buddy Guy Marciac Festival
as Himself
N/A
0.0
🎬
Live: Real Deal With Ge Smith & Sni Band
as Self
N/A
0.0
Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone - Buddy Guy
as Himself
N/A
0.0