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Individual Author Record

General Information

Name:  Buddy Guy  

Pen Name: None

Genre: Non-Fiction Other

Audience: Adult;

Born: 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana

-- Website -- http://www.buddyguy.net/
-- Buddy Guy on WorldCat -- http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=buddy+guy

Illinois Connection

Buddy moved to Chicago in 1957.

Biographical and Professional Information

Buddy is a blues guitarist and singer. Critically acclaimed, he is a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation. "A key influence on Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy put the Louisiana hurricane in 1960s electric Chicago blues as a member of Muddy Waters' band and as a house guitarist at Chess Records.

Selected Titles At Your Library

When I left home :
ISBN: 0306819570. OCLC Number: 744287548

Da Capo Press,. .

A great blues guitarist chronicles his eventful life, from his modest upbringing in rural Louisiana to his rise to prominence in the Chicago blues scene to his becoming a lasting influence on famous musicians.

Additional Title Information

    • When I Left Home: My Story (With David Ritz)

    , Da Capo Press , 2012

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