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Buddy signed to legendary blues label Chess Records in 1958 but ... with Jeff and playing the vinyl which was called Folk Festival Of The Blues, where Buddy Guy is really young on it and he ...
Buddy Guy, who just turned 88 ... on guitar — Chicago’s major blues label, Chess Records, brought him in to back those artists on vinyl. But Chess didn’t like the volume or distortion ...
Growing up in rural Louisiana, Buddy Guy became ... the self-effacing Guy is a model of persistence, enduring endless challenges — from racism to record industry rip-offs — seemingly without ...
Nobody from Warner Bros. was coming to Buddy Guy and saying, ‘Here’s a million dollars, what can you do?’ ” Bruce Iglauer, the owner of Alligator Records, a blues label in Chicago ...
By Monica Mercuri On June 15, Buddy Guy will release his highly anticipated new album The Blues Is Alive and Well (Silvertone/RCA Records). Produced by Grammy-winning producer/songwriter and ...
He just signed to Alligator Records, with his first album, Kingfish, due in May. He’s also opening for one of his mentors, Buddy Guy, this spring, and he’s spending August and September ...