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 ...

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 ...

Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy is preparing to release his 20th solo studio album, Ain’t Done with the Blues. The 18-track collection will arrive on July 30, which is Guy’s 89th birthday. Buddy will ...

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 ...

The legendary Buddy Guy teams with viral-video music charity Playing for Change's for their newest release, a re-recording of one of Guy's songs, "Skin Deep." For most of us, “the blues” are a music ...

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 ...