Best of 2024: As cross-cultural high points go in post-war austerity Britain, the American Folk Blues Festival tours that started in 1962 took some beating. Seemingly out of nowhere, iconic blues ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Buddy Guy that hits you right in the gut—the way he bends a string, the way his voice trembles with heartbreak, the way he pours a lifetime of joy and sorrow ...

The absolutely splendid Buddy Guy box set Can't Quit the Blues is worth (re)visiting on a number of fronts, the most immediate of which is that this icon of the blues has once again elevated his ...

At 89 years young, blues great Buddy Guy has just released his 20th solo album, Ain’t Done with the Blues. The 18-track collection arrived on July 30, coinciding with Guy’s actual birthday. The ...

Growing up in rural Louisiana, Buddy Guy became enamored with the sound of John Lee Hooker. When he managed to get a primitive guitar, one with only two strings, he’d carry it with him everywhere and ...

Singer-guitarist Buddy Guy, the son of sharecroppers, grew up on a farm in Louisiana. He still keeps a farmer’s schedule when he’s not on tour. “When I’m off the road, I’m an old country guy,” he says ...