
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior Wells.
Guy has won eight Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Guy was ranked 27th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2023 list of 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. His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.
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Sinners
2025 · as Old Sammie

Shine a Light
2008 · as Self

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · as House Band

In the Electric Mist
2009 · as Sam 'Hogman' Patin

Lightning in a Bottle
2004 · as Self

The Concert for New York City
2001 · as Self

The Quiet One
2019 · as Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · as Self

Keith Richards: Under the Influence
2015 · as Self

Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014 · as Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
2022 · as Self

Junior Wells & Buddy Guy Live at Nightstage
2007

Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
1981 · as Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest)

Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993 · as Self

The Torch
2022 · as Self

Chicago Blues
1972

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010 · as Self

Festival Express
2003 · as Self