Soon afterwards he recorded for Cobra Records. In 1958, a competition with West Side guitarists Magic Sam and Otis Rush gave Guy a record contract. Soon after moving to Chicago in 1957, Guy fell under the influence of Muddy Waters. In the early 1950s he began performing with bands in Baton Rouge. Later he was given a Harmony acoustic guitar, which, decades later in Guy's lengthy career was donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Guy's autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was released on May 8, 2012.īorn and raised in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Guy began learning guitar on a two-string diddley bow he made. Guy was ranked 30th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", His song "Stone Crazy" was ranked 78th in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. Guy had a long musical partnership with harmonica player Junior Wells. In the 1960s Guy was a member of Muddy Waters' band and was a house guitarist at Chess Records. He is an exponent of the Chicago blues and has influenced blues guitarists Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer.
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