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Buddy Guy influenced Clapton, Page and Hendrix – here’s what you can learn from the blues icon
By Richard Barrett published
No-one plays the blues like Buddy Guy – but that doesn't stop us trying. We look at four ways the blues icon approaches his solos. Warning: it's going to get fiery

How a woman's dress caused Buddy Guy to accidentally stumble upon guitar feedback
By Matt Owen published
The blues veteran’s approach to playing was changed forever after a random occurrence during an unassuming gig at a Chicago jam night
![[L-R] Eric Gales, Buddy Guy and Little Jimmy King: Gales has just announced a tribute LP to Little Jimmy King, aka Manuel Gales, covering his late brother's songs, and the first single features Buddy Guy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5NgZoZgPfo6Gek5fuThzP8.jpg)
Eric Gales taps Buddy Guy to pay tribute to his older brother – a forgotten hero of blues guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
A Tribute to LJK celebrates the life and legacy of Gales' brother, Manuel Gales, aka Little Jimmy King, and features guest spots from Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Earl Slick on the time he jammed in front of Buddy Guy at the blues great’s club
By Phil Weller published
Guy would later invite Slick to jam with him, and it was a night that blew the Bowie guitarist’s mind

Sinners composer Ludwig Göransson used vintage Dobros to write the movie’s music – and he scoured the globe to find them
By Phil Weller published
Sinners – which stars Michael B. Jordan and Buddy Guy – boasts a compelling score that pays tribute to the blues, with a little help from three hard-to-find guitars...

Fresh off his cameo in Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners, Buddy Guy confirms he’s not done with performing just yet
By Janelle Borg published
Guy had previously embarked on an extended farewell tour – but is now revealing why he has decided to keep going

Buddy Guy is still on the road – and he’s back on the big screen in Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners
By Janelle Borg published
Guy feels the weight of responsibility to continue carrying the torch for the blues – and ensure that the genre’s pioneers are known to younger generations

Leonard Chess asked Muddy Waters to bring him an old acoustic bluesman. He brought him Buddy Guy
By Jackson Maxwell published
Knowing his Mississippi roots, Chess essentially wanted Waters to find for him his own Robert Johnson. Waters had other ideas
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