Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

b. 1936 (age 90)
Actor Composer

George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced eminent guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck 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. Guy was ranked 30th in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 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.[6] His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.

Known For

Filmography

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★ 7.3
Bluestown Rising
2025 Actor
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
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★ 8.4
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023 Self
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
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★ 8.0
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021 Self
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
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★ 7.1
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
2021 Self
The Quiet One
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★ 7.3
The Quiet One
2019 Self
The Torch
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★ 7.1
The Torch
2019 Self
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★ 6.9
Paul Shaffer Plus One
2019 Self
B.B. King: On the Road
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★ 7.7
B.B. King: On the Road
2018 Self
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I Can Only Be Mary Lane
2018 Self
Jeff Beck: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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★ 7.6
Jeff Beck: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
2017 Self
Two Trains Runnin'
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★ 7.7
Two Trains Runnin'
2016 Self
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★ 8.3
Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone
2016 Self
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★ 6.0
A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House
2016 Self
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
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★ 7.1
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
2015 Self
Sonic Highways
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★ 8.7
Sonic Highways
2014 Self
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
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★ 8.6
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014 Actor
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★ 8.5
Blues America
2013 Self
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★ 8.4
Blues America: Bright Lights, Big City
2013 Self
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Buddy Guy and George Thorogood and the Destroyers LIVE from Red Rocks
2013 Self
The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
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★ 8.0
The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
2012 Self
In Performance at the White House; Red, White and Blues
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★ 8.5
In Performance at the White House; Red, White and Blues
2012 Self
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Guitar Center Sessions: Buddy Guy
2010 Self
Stephen Fry in America
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★ 7.9
Stephen Fry in America
2008 Self
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Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell Street Urban Blues
2008 Self
A Tribute to Les Paul
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★ 7.9
A Tribute to Les Paul
2007 Self
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★ 8.3
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
2006 Self
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★ 7.6
Cream - Disraeli Gears
2006 Self
Carlos Santana: Presents Blues at Montreux 2004
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Carlos Santana: Presents Blues at Montreux 2004
2006 Self
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2005 Jammys Live: From the Theater at Madison Square Garden
2006 Self
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★ 7.0
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2005 Self
Lightning in a Bottle
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★ 7.6
Lightning in a Bottle
2004 Self
Antone's: Home of the Blues
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★ 8.8
Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004 Self
Blues Story
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★ 8.1
Blues Story
2003 Self
John Lee Hooker: That's My Story
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★ 7.6
John Lee Hooker: That's My Story
2001 Self
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Mountain Stage
2001 Self
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★ 5.9
Route 66: Main Street America
2000 Self Actor
The Kennedy Center Presents: A Tribute to Muddy Waters: King of the Blues
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★ 7.7
The Kennedy Center Presents: A Tribute to Muddy Waters: King of the Blues
1999 Self
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
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★ 8.4
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996 Self
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Buddy Guy Live!
1996 Self
B.B. King: The Blues Summit
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★ 7.4
B.B. King: The Blues Summit
1995 Self
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On the Edge: Improvisation in Music
1992 Self
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
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★ 8.2
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991 Self
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B.A. in Music
1982 Self
The Blues Under the Skin
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★ 7.6
The Blues Under the Skin
1973 Self
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★ 7.8
Chicago Blues
1970 Self
Supershow
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★ 6.9
Supershow
1969 Self
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Johnnie Be Good
Self