Guide Note: Buddy Guy is perhaps the most recognizable and influential living blues musician today. Guy, among the last great Chicago bluesmen, has influenced countless blues and rock musicians over the decades, including Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Fast Facts:
- Name: George “Buddy” Guy
- Born: July 30, 1936
- Birthplace: Lettsworth, Louisiana
- 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
- Five Grammy Awards; 23 W.C. Handy Awards
- Proprietor of Buddy Guy’s Legends: the premier blues bar in Chicago