American blues guitarist and singer, born July 30th, 1936 in Lettsworth,
Louisiana, and one of the pioneers of the Chicago blues sound. Began
performing with bands in Baton Rouge in the '50s before moving to
Chicago in 1957. He originally recorded for Cobra Records (and, under
the pseudonym Friendly Chap, for Delmark Records) before moving to Chess, where he worked as a sideman and leader when Cobra folded. He moved to Vanguard in 1967, and then went on to work with a variety of labels. He is the brother of Phil Guy.
Buddy Guy has won six Grammy awards, 23 W.C. Handy Awards, and, in 2003,
he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He was inducted into the Rock
And Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, and into the Louisiana Music Hall of
Fame in 2008.
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