Buddy Guy
Age: N/A | From: Lettsworth, Louisiana, US
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Lettsworth, Louisiana, US
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 43
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Sinners
(2025) Jazz Musician/Old Sammie
Austin City Limits
(1975) Self
Jack's Big Music Show
(2005) The King of Swing
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
(1995) House Band
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
(1995) Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
(2010) Self
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
(2015) Self
In the Electric Mist
(2009) Sam 'Hogman' PatinActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jazz Musician/Old Sammie | |
| 2024 | Self | |
| 2023 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2021 | N/A | |
| 2020 | N/A | |
| 2019 | Self | |
| 2017 | N/A | |
| Captain Oswald | ||
| 2016 | Self - Guitar | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2015 | Self | |
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self - Performer | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guitar & Vocals | ||
| Self | ||
| 2012 | Self - Vocals, Guitar (Guest) | |
| 2010 | Guitar | |
| Self | ||
| 2009 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Sam 'Hogman' Patin | ||
| 2008 | guitar, vocals | |
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2006 | self | |
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2005 | Himself | |
| The King of Swing | ||
| 2004 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| Performer | ||
| Self | ||
| 2003 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2001 | N/A | |
| 1999 | N/A | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1995 | House Band | |
| Self | ||
| 1993 | Self | |
| Self - Musical Guest | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | N/A | |
| Self - Guitars, Vocals | ||
| 1990 | Himself | |
| 1975 | Self | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1969 | Himself | |
| 1968 | Self | |
| 1959 | Self | |
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Theme Song Performance | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
