Buddy Guy
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.
Filmography (80 titles)
7.5MovieSinners
Old Sammie · 2025
7.0MovieElectric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Self · 2024
MovieEric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
Self (archive footage) · 2023
MovieBonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
Self · 2022
8.0MovieThe Torch
Self · 2022
7.0MovieBuddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
9.0MovieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Self · 2020
6.8MovieThe Quiet One
Self · 2019
8.5MovieJeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
2017
MovieHomicide McLeod
Captain Oswald · 2017
ShowMonochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self · 2017
7.0MovieNorth Sea Jazz Highlights
Self - Guitar · 2016
MovieJazz at the White House
Self · 2016
7.2MovieTwo Trains Runnin'
Self · 2016
6.7MovieKeith Richards: Under the Influence
Self · 2015
6.1ShowThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2015
8.0MovieLed Zeppelin Played Here
Self (archive footage) · 2014
MovieAustin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Self - Performer · 2014
9.5MovieJohn Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Self · 2014
MovieBuddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013
vocals, guitar · 2013
5.8MovieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self · 2013
6.5MovieBuddy Guy - Front and Center 2013
Self - Guitar & Vocals · 2013
8.0MovieBorn In Chicago
Self · 2013
10.0MovieChicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Self · 2011
5.0MovieBuddy Guy - Guitar Center Sessions
Guitar · 2010
8.3MovieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self · 2010
7.9MovieThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self · 2009
7.5MovieBlues at the BBC
Self · 2009
6.1MovieIn the Electric Mist
Sam 'Hogman' Patin · 2009
MovieBuddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
guitar, vocals · 2008