Buddy Guy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Buddy Guy

American blues guitarist and singer

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1936

Place of Birth: Lettsworth, Louisiana, United States

Profession: singer, musician, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer.
He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr.
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 23rd 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.
His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.