Buddy Guy - have you seen him & who has he influenced in the rock work?

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i saw him in 1991 in richmond, va when his "damn right i've got the blues" album came out...there were about 250 of us in the audience; but he played as if there were 25,000 of us...

eric clapton, stevie ray vaughn, jimi hendrix wre all (obviously) influenced by buddy guy...but you cab also hear his influence on jerome geils (j geils band),
gary moore (thin lizzy), jonny lang, and most recently, john mayer......Show more

I feel the major cause is when you consider that no band or artist in this day and age make any tune that's very similar to 1950's rock. There are plenty of bands round that you'll see an affect in from the 60's and 70's however now not such a lot the 50's. BQ: Maybe the early 60's given that that is nearest to the 50's. BQ: Peggy Sue, Johnny B Goode BQ3: Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly...Show more

"Festival Express", a movie filmed in 1970, but released only a couple of years ago, is about a bunch of '60's acts traveling across Canada to different shows on a train. A youthful Buddy Guy was with them.
What I remember was in some of his songs he would walk off the stage and through the crowd playing guitar riffs with his cord still attached. So cool. He said that he learned that trick in a Mississippi blues bar, and if I played an electric guitar I would try some of those antics, too, but he didn't necessarily think them up.
Blues is a genre. What was learned in Mississippi, Buddy Guy does, and trust me, some blues artists down there are way better than you are used to seeing in the big time, including Buddy Guy or B.B. King.. The important thing is him and others bringing blues to Chicago....Show more

I have the luxury of living outside Chicago and I see him on a semi regular basis at his Restaurant/Music venue. His influence on Blues and Rock guitarists is way to long to list here. But if you do not know of some of his influences and would like to listen I will list some for you.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother Jimmy
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Robert Cray
Jerry Garcia
Robert Randolph
Johnny Lang
Robin Trower
Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Jeff Healy
Joe Perry of Aerosmith
Ted Nugent
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
John Mayer
.... And the list goes on and on....

You can find so many blues and rock guitarists that have played and learned from him...Show more

I've seen Buddy Guy several times over the years, at least once per decade going back to the 70's. There are several musicians who have credited him as an influence, including

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Johnny Winter
Johnny Lang
Susan Tedeschi
Robert Cray...Show more