Biography
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced eminent guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with the harmonica player Junior Wells.
Guy was ranked 30th in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 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.[6] His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Sinners
Character: Old Sammie
MOVIE • 2025
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2024
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
The Torch
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Character:
MOVIE • 2021
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
The Quiet One
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Jeff Beck - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Character:
MOVIE • 2017
Homicide McLeod
Character: Captain Oswald
MOVIE • 2017
North Sea Jazz Highlights
Character: Self - Guitar
MOVIE • 2016
Jazz at the White House
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2016
Two Trains Runnin'
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2016
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
TV • 2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Character: Self - Performer
MOVIE • 2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Buddy Guy Live From Red Rocks 2013
Character:
MOVIE • 2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
Crew
