Buddy Guy is Da Man!!

[latebloomer]

Just saw him tonight, and he was absolutely spectacular.

Got semi-dragged there by my husband, and was blown away by his transcendent virtuosity.

Wikipedia says he was the inspiration for Hendrix, Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughn, and I can see why.

Catch him if you can. He ain't gettin any younger.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

1. Good for you -

he's a giant. There's an album of his, something like "Damn Right I Got The Blues," or something like that. Guy seriously never got the recognition he deserves.........................

[latebloomer]

2. Yup, gave that to my husband for Christmas.

And, yes, apparently he went through many years of being unappreciated, but has made somewhat of a comeback.

He really is one of the greats. Lord, that man can play the electric guitar!

[murielm99]

6. I have that CD.

A few years ago, my daughter took me to a concert he did with Susan Tedeschi as a birthday present.

My daughter was at the Taste of Chicago when Buddy came out and played, unannounced, with that John Mayer guy, who, in my opinion, does not have the blues. She went nuts when she saw Buddy. An older woman asked her how she knew about Buddy Guy. She told her that her mom has taught her about Chicago's blues tradition.

I'm sorry I never got to hear him play live with Junior Wells. I do have "Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Play the Blues," and "Alone and Acoustic." I love them both. He played with Koko Taylor sometimes, too, another Chicago great who died recently.

[latebloomer]

11. Saw him with Junior Wells a couple times in the 70s

Must have been- ahem- quite inebriated, because I don't remember it too well.

And, yes, Koko Taylor was one of the best!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

16. John Mayer, the blues?

Please.

You obviously raised your daughter well.

One of my good old pals is James Cotton, who's still truckin', although he can no longer sing, after a bout with throat cancer.

As the old greats pass on, who will replace them?

[latebloomer]

17. James Cotton used to paly at the Speakeasy in Cambridge in the 70s

Quite a performer!

Also heard Buddy and Junior Wells there, Little Walter, Howlin Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, the original Thunderbirds, Bonnie Raitt, Roomful of Blues, Luther Johnson, and many more.

The cover was never high and many nights you could just wander in and hear very good local musicians for the price of a beer.

Legendary place.

Quite literally, they eventually paved it and put up a parking lot.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

18. Joni Mitchell knew -

man, that's just chilling.

Those places were great, weren't they? The music we heard. Almost for free, and it seemed to go on and on and on. We were SO lucky.

I met James when he and his band were playing at a club in Boston - the name of the place escapes me, although the last time I saw him, James remembered it - Club 47? - anyway, we had hitchhiked down there from our school in Maine, and after the show we went backstage to meet the band.

That began a friendship that's lasted more than forty years................................

[704wipes]

3. He played a good role in a recent movie too--

"In the Electric Mist" with Tommy Lee Jones, Ned Beatty, and btw Levon Helm had a part in it too.

AND, he also played quite a bit back in the day with Buddy Miles/ I think they might have both played with Hendrix, some? yes, here I think = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWF9_MLP4og&feature=related

Them Changes was a Buddy Miles song and I had an album at one time with an 11 minute version of the song, sure wish I had that now.

I saw Buddy Guy a few years back on a tour where he and John Hiatt did sets before BB King came out then they all three did a few things together to wrap it up. Really. Good. Show.

[latebloomer]

4. I was just telling my husband tonite

that I had seen Hendrix once when I was a teenager, with the Band of Gypsies at Fillmore East.

Couldn't remember the third band member- just looked it up and it was Billy Cox- I don't remember him.

Thanks for the info re the movie!

[704wipes]

5. yeah I may be wrong on that

but I found a few videos on you tube with Jimi Hendrix WATCHING Buddy Guy play. And Buddy Guy played a bunch in Chicago, as I understand it, with Muddy Waters/ same clubs or such...

[hobbit709]

7. One of the best shows I ever saw

Was at the original Antone's location in Austin. I think he was the headliner, but it turned into an all-night jam session with Buddy, Stevie Ray and his brother Jimmy, Johnny Winter and a bunch of other local blues players.

[latebloomer]

9. That must have been incredible!

What a group!

:wow:

[fight4my3sons]

8. I saw him on the back of a flatbed in the middle of a field in VA.

He was amazing. Glad you had a good time last night!

[latebloomer]

10. So you know!

When we left the theater my husband said to me, "I think you enjoyed this quite a bit more than you thought you would!"

I had to laugh.

[av8rdave]

12. Never seen him live, but love his work

"Sweet Tea" is one of my favorite CDs.

[latebloomer]

15. Try to check him out if he's in your area

72 and still going strong.

[livetohike]

13. Oh yeah he is! Best concert I ever saw too - in 1975

With T-Bone Walker and Bobby Blue Bland :-).

[latebloomer]

14. Nice combo!!