Earlier this month, Buddy Guy announced a new studio album, The Blues is Alive and Well. If the album's first single, a powerful take on Sonny Boy Williamson's "Nine Below Zero," is any indication of its contents, then the blues most certainly is alive and well! You can hear the song above.
Hear Buddy Guy Tackle Sonny Boy Williamson on Ferocious New Song, "Nine Below Zero"
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