After over 70 years playing music, Guy reflects on his upbringing, the blues icons who have been lost and why he’s compelled to take the stage today ...

Buddy Guy poses for a portrait at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) NEW YORK (AP) — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of ...

Before Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton were squealing and grinding their way through the minor pentatonic scale, Buddy Guy was discovering entirely new sounds on the guitar, like feedback and distortion ...

Ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) joined the Chicago Department of Cultural ...

Buddy Guy takes the spotlight on the newly released B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, Vol. III, leading the project’s next wave of tributes with a searing performance of “Sweet Little Angel.” The track ...

As a matter of obligation, not ego, Buddy Guy thinks of himself as the last bluesman—or, at least, the last master of the electrified Chicago blues. My Profile of Guy this week depends not only on ...

At age 88, Buddy Guy is expected to wind down his touring career this year after an encore leg of his Damn Right Farewell trek this June. Now, the blues a legend has added a special additional ...

Buddy Guy is the last bastion of the blues. That’s barely an opinion. If anything, it’s a matter-of-fact statement. For the 81-year-old, Louisiana-born blues pioneer, this harsh reality isn’t a ...

Buddy Guy, who just turned 88, will be officially retired from the road by early fall. Only, before that happens, before the Chicago legend slows, a few facts demand context. For one, retirement doesn ...

Buddy Guy has unveiled his searing, six-minute-long rendition of “Nine Below Zero,” the first preview off the blues legend’s upcoming album The Blues Is Alive and Well. “Ain’t this a pity? / People ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there's nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes naturally: Guy is one ...