Buddy Guy once feared he sounded too much like B.B. King. Here’s how influence, vibrato, and “squeezing” shaped a legend.
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Buddy Guy’s raw interview reveals a blues philosophy built on proof, not praise. Here’s what it teaches about performance, feel, and Chicago grit.
Buddy Guy’s 2003 quote is a masterclass in lifelong practice, aging, tone, and why the blues stays human even as guitars get smarter.
In 1968, Newport’s folk crowd got a loud lesson in Chicago blues as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and B.B. King turned tradition into electricity.
Buddy Guy arrived in Chicago expecting glory. What he found was poverty, danger, and a Muddy Waters moment that rewired the blues.
A Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker exchange reveals why Boogie Chillen’ shook the airwaves and what modern guitarists can learn from scarcity.
From sandlot baseball to bleeding fingers and a “stepchild” genre, Buddy Guy shows how one John Lee Hooker riff turned into a lifelong fight for the blues.