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As the king of the contemporary Chicago blues scene, celebrity superstars patiently queue up to meet and jam with him. His nightclub is one of the hottest blues joints in town, packed to the rafters every weekend. Network TV guest appearances are commonplace. His new albums inevitably rank with the genre's top sellers, but Buddy Guy's roots lie deep in the searing recordings that he did for Chess Records from 1960-1967.
Although he's made a slew of albums for Vanguard, Blue Thumb, Atlantic, Alligator and most recently Silvertone, Buddy Guy has never been as consistent in the studio as he was during his tenure at Chess Records. When he wasn't recording his own songs, Buddy often worked as a session guitarist, backing the legendary Muddy Waters, Howlin'Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter. These sessions allowed him to acquire invaluable first-hand knowledge about music that Buddy still puts to salient use every time he strides across a concert stage.
Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan all idolized Buddy Guy and a generation of Chicago blues fans rate him at the absolute peak of his profession. Amid all of his success, Guy still remains an intrinsically humble icon who's quick to give credit where credit's due. Buddy cites his earliest influences as: Guitar Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Slim and Muddy Waters.
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