<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Buddy-guy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/buddy-guy Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I can't walk away, so I've come back to do the thing I know how to do best, which is play”: Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/2026-eric-clapton-crossroads-festival-announced SuYnntMvQBPMB9uCMmtp4N Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:32:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was seven years old, my dad put a guitar in my arms – it became everything to me”: Miles Caton, Buddy Guy and Brittany Howard lead all-star Sinners performance at the Oscars – as composer Ludwig Göransson pays tribute to the guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sinners-oscars-performance-2026 4TCMCDoYBK33tDeEZWmJbj Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:07:17 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe said, ‘Check this out.’ It just so happened to be a quarter-of-a-million-dollar guitar that got the job done”: How Eric Gales enlisted Buddy Guy, Kingfish, Joe Bonamassa (and his guitar collection) to pay tribute to his brother ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-a-tribute-to-ljk-interview 5FUtbkwURjz2HksSLmDaQk Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:48:51 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:50:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you play blues right all the time, you’re wrong”: Buddy Guy and his Sinners co-star play Tiny Desk concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-npr-tiny-desk BG4sPFr58FcV5PHpTCL3xD Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:50:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Buddy had a stunt singer in the booth, so he could play his guitar solo live with us”: The late Michael Rhodes provided an unshakable foundation for Buddy Guy’s 2013 salute to his hometown ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/michael-rhodes-buddy-guy-meet-me-in-chicago RkSLydgBLs6JaDfoNsqptE Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:20:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:55:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He made me want to push the blues-rock envelope. He had this hip-hop persona, playing fiery blues riffs with all the soul you’d get from B.B. King”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has learned from the masters on his road to becoming a modern-day blues great ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/christone-kingfish-ingram-hard-road-learning-from-eric-gales MiaXSSqzEB9ES5fNU33dmD Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:01:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The night he died, I was at Buddy Guy’s club waiting for Buddy, Stevie and Clapton. Then we were told they’d all gone down”: Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/larry-mcray-heartbreak-city vVtbvZbR9PQBwEPej285Qf Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I forgot to turn my guitar off. A lady passed by, and her dress tail hit the G string. I’ll never forget that. I’ve been doing it ever since”: How Buddy Guy accidentally stumbled upon guitar feedback – a tool that would shape his sound and style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-buddy-guy-accidentally-stumbled-upon-guitar-feedback x9nFaZcbCr7UcbbRSVtX6c Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:16:35 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alien-shred, Brit-rock royalty, one blues icon and a hardcore superstar: here are Guitar World's Guitarists of the Year 2025 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/guitarists-of-the-year-2025 aemMe8Tyoyr7HYG8TuPQgZ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:20:00 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:59:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Buddy Guy isn’t just our last living line to the real origins of the blues – he’s a hell of an actor, too”: 25 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/25-reasons-why-2025-was-a-great-year-for-guitar ZaGx4bLGq7hopZFnQKu6dh Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:47:40 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:53:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were told they’d all gone down. You’ll never see a house full of people get so quiet, it was pin-drop silence – eventually we found out Buddy and Eric were okay”: Veteran bluesman Larry McCray recalls the night Stevie Ray Vaughan died ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/larry-mccray-recalls-the-night-stevie-ray-vaughan-died GKcY8tTAgzWTApDrwPtqEK Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:18:58 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:20:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘I canceled a gig to come watch you play, could I steal some licks from you?’ That’s when we got to know each other”: Buddy Guy recalls the first time he met Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-recalls-the-first-time-he-met-jimi-hendrix mi7f2X8pyVaAybVRqRGCgT Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/magazines/the-lost-ace-frehley-interview-the-years-best-new-gear-and-2025s-guitarists-of-the-year-only-in-the-new-guitar-world xmsZ2d7p3NK22V2DHCvKRg Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was 15, I was hustling it out in the juke joint clubs – and then along came Mr. Buddy Guy…” From teenage prodigy to modern guitar royalty, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is ushering in a new era for blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/christone-kingfish-ingram-hard-road wK6uZsNXEMu7HsjSG7n9Vo Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:25:10 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:09:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I could ever even get close to the feel or touch of that performance, I could die a happy man”: He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/pat-faherty-canyon-lights-breathe-easy DSc8gzH4jcvxDqmXNHaHkV Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:40:49 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:49:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everyone was into rap and R&B. They would ask me, ‘Do you really like that old music?’” From humble beginnings to a cameo in Michael B. Jordan's Sinners – Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram is bridging the generational gap in blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/christone-kingfish-ingram-is-bridging-the-generational-gap-in-blues PgdQ63XhtGkcCQh8BZGrKo Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:09:22 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:09:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had Double Trouble on a couple of his records. He had a relationship with Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was a touring machine who did it the hard way”: Eric Gales on his all-star blues tribute to his brother, the man who started him on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-a-tribute-to-ljk 5spg3uiJGs5Vqh27snPAaR Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:21:01 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:45:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I went to England in 1965 with this Strat, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page said, ‘Man, I didn’t know that kind of guitar could play the blues’”: Buddy Guy on showmanship, Sinners– and why he has unfinished business with the blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-aint-done-with-the-blues rEDEcyBusBQyghnF2krp3d Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:22:24 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:29:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’ll laugh, but I thought he used to play too loud”: Buddy Guy remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix play – and the warning he used to give him before gigs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-on-jimi-hendrix-playing-too-loud 7LpMrJ8FRwNeaQ29bbpkmF Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:22:51 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:49:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “B.B.’s only wish was, ‘Do what you can to keep the blues alive.’ Hopefully this album gives a B12 shot to his legacy”: Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-b-b-king-tribute-album c4rAxEqbD85RxxTqqf73Ki Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:10:54 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said to myself, ‘Well, Buddy, you better hang on a little longer. My health ain’t doing too bad, so… I just try to play the best I can”: Buddy Guy says he’s not retiring until the blues gets a higher profile ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-not-retiring-until-blues-gets-higher-profile swxuFDwWGWcGjzd2vfL6Qe Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:53:10 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:04:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I traveled around the world for four years, recording 22 guests in some crazy places”: Jimmy Rip remembers recording Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more for one of the greatest all-star albums of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-rip-on-recording-last-man-standing-with-jerry-lee-lewis tH8hN6hk3VfnSPKtjaurDZ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:16:49 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:34:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was told early in his career that his playing was too loud, too strident and outside the accepted norms of the day”: Buddy Guy influenced Clapton, Page, Hendrix and countless others – here’s what you can learn from blues guitar’s greatest showman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/buddy-guy-4-blues-solo-ideas 5EHEVYRCsJUb5ut5SLqABi Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:24:00 +0000 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:07:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We don’t know how much time any of us has, so while you have the opportunity, you should give it a shot”: Eric Gales taps Buddy Guy to pay tribute to his older brother – a forgotten hero of blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-announces-tribute-lp-to-his-late-brother-little-jimmy-king LzRWtxar5kDnhVqQxRYVvc Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:18:56 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:53:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Edgar Winter invited me to jam. From the stage, you could see the door, and in walks Buddy. And I said, ‘He showed up!’” Earl Slick on the time he jammed in front of Buddy Guy at the blues great’s club – and won his heart ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/earl-slick-on-jamming-with-buddy-guy T45VqFATqsHXswEeosq67 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:13:25 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:38:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was able to find three of them in the world. I wrote almost the entire score on this guitar”: Sinners composer Ludwig Göransson used vintage 1932 Dobros to write the movie’s music – and he scoured the globe to find them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ludwig-goransson-on-1932-dobros-and-the-sinners-soundtrack sYszjf4BDUdVm2KKR4YBcD Fri, 09 May 2025 14:28:14 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:32:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “B.B. King was in a wheelchair for maybe four or five years before he died, and I’m not on crutches yet”: Fresh off his cameo in Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners, Buddy Guy confirms he’s not done with performing just yet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-confirms-hes-not-done-with-performing-yet nvvoa4yVG76UjgDRKHQhTU Tue, 06 May 2025 12:16:23 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:07:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Muddy Waters and BB King, I knew ’em before they passed away, and they told me, ‘Man, if you outlive me, just try to keep the blues alive’”: Buddy Guy is still on the road – and he’s back on the big screen in Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-sinners-appearane Z6AgJgPLqSPGY3muTra65B Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:26:18 +0000 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:56:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chess was cussin' when I got to the session with Muddy. But when he heard me, he just sat there with his mouth open”: Leonard Chess wanted to cash in on the folk boom, and asked Muddy Waters to bring him an old acoustic bluesman. He brought him Buddy Guy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/muddy-waters-buddy-guy-leonard-chess-acoustic-album fcWD8ZvDJVFfJhix3T7kBn Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:18:10 +0000 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:32:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t even know what we would play. He would just be like, ‘Honey, we’re in G.’ And I’d be like, ‘Okay, here we go’”: When she was just a teenager, Lindsay Ell was playing blues with Buddy Guy – and being mentored by Randy Bachman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/lindsay-ell-looks-back-on-cutting-her-teeth- yanXKzMtaFvYoQxNEQuK7P Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:05:50 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:52:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'll never forget meeting Jimi at that club in New York in 1968. I'm so grateful we had the chance to become friends”: Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buddy-guy-returns-to-the-stage-to-honor-jimi-hendrix RMC7aKZDjEmQXt5L29eTGi Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:18:40 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:38:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was lucky to play with my heroes at 9 years old. I remember doing shows with Buddy Guy and Bob Dylan”: Derek Trucks recalls playing with the greats from an early age – and the lesson he learned from Buddy Guy that influenced his entire sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/derek-trucks-on-playing-with-his-heroes-early jdyEGxr4kckrWUez2a5RGE Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:43:26 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:51:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page didn’t think a Strat could play the blues. But they all went to buy Strats after they saw me”: Buddy Guy on why the Strat is damn right a blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/buddy-guy-on-why-the-stratocaster-is-a-blues-guitar tXQppkpwTtmJ8PADn9inNB Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:50:48 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:02:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric called and said, ‘Buddy Guy, George Harrison and I are playing tonight. You’re going to come and jam’”: Richie Sambora recalls receiving Eric Clapton’s spontaneous invite to a star-studded jam session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/richie-sambora-eric-clapton-jam CEeR3iUPpt4f3uXxWgyoUX Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:48:13 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:55:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When my dad passed, I didn’t know what happened to his ’55 Tele. I got a call: ‘I need you to check something out.’ When I walked in, there’s a guitar case on the floor…” Nashville session master Rob McNelley on Lady A, Buddy Guy and an emotional reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rob-mcnelley-55-tele 5PBoxXqH6BGWdqwX2vvBma Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:02:27 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:15:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I first went to England, there was Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton sleeping in a van. They all bought Strats after they saw me play”: Buddy Guy reflects on his relationship with the Strat during a jam with Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-strat-sessions-buddy-guy-christone-kingfish-ingram TaUiux7NWNvYZFx8pQCphD Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:52:29 +0000 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:54:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A traveling museum of rock music”: The Jim Irsay Band is playing a free show in LA next month featuring Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons, Kenny Wayne Shepherd – and some of the world’s most valuable guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/free-jim-irsay-collection-exhibit-concert-la tCKJ6isjMRkeURP7pLZPon Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:26:22 +0000 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:48:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy is one of the most influential guitar players of all time, inspiring everyone from Jimi Hendrix to John Mayer – learn the soloing style of a living guitar legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/buddy-guy-blues-guitar-style t8dCyr3CxgbU4F3FVdxoNF Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:48:57 +0000 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:44:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ll still be playing guitar – I’ll do that until I can’t – but I’m at the age where my heroes passed away. I’ve gotta keep that in mind”: Buddy Guy opens up on his retirement from the road and 70-year career as a true blues original ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/buddy-guy-the-blues-dont-lie-farewell-tour-interview KRA4ZDqkEYSfG9EKaCc3QR Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:27:18 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:25:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want someone coming away from my show thinking, ‘He doesn’t sound any good’”: Buddy Guy opens up on his retirement from the road ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-touring-retirement GT3mLnQQAYJ8MprBFzzxi Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:41:10 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tom Morello trade blues licks with Buddy Guy on the Strat legend's spotted Fender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-buddy-guy-spotted-strat wakqgtZkCUN5sFiedAiq4g Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:47:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blues Music Awards 2023: Buddy Guy, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram win big as John Primer is inducted into the Hall of Fame ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/blues-music-awards-44th-2023 9UhumBpgzFBdUqEXzvDiTH Mon, 15 May 2023 20:21:58 +0000 Mon, 15 May 2023 20:26:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/crossroads-guitar-festival-2023 NuB7kmi8mPHykLyyjqDyaE Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:55:17 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:43:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy says he and his pals would stash their wine in the back of his old Fender Bassman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-fender-bandmaster-wine-reverb-interview SMpeMhQ3ypuQAPTzztVmyB Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:40:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy’s 5 greatest guitar songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/buddy-guys-5-greatest-guitar-songs weYLxJXoigTNPD7BnFX3GM Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:37:20 +0000 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:40:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy announces farewell tour, featuring Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ally Venable and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-damn-right-farewell-tour 3RbM8iQthHR6WnjbNkHEm Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:19:14 +0000 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ From divisive prog-pop to a slice of classic blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-divisive-prog-pop-to-classic-blues FonS7QJXf3ekvRTjL7BSmd Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:14:40 +0000 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:16:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ From somber blues guitar duels to Shadows-esque guitar-pop: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-week-aug-19th YW7QmRmvwSkd5t3n4p4Sn5 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:35:32 +0000 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:40:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy announces new album and teams up with Jason Isbell for its first single, Gunsmoke Blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-gunsmoke-blues-jason-isbell TiL4hsy773k4nhchNDVTcJ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:44:04 +0000 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:51:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitarists-who-broke-strings-onstage Xuio3XjozJXKoVBH7ji89c Tue, 24 May 2022 15:22:14 +0000 Wed, 25 May 2022 09:13:12 +0000