You turn to Buddy and say, "tell me about your life". Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. “I want m-m-m-m-m-me a steak!” Waiter just shrugged. According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2017. Buddy Guy is one of the greatest Blues artists of the genre and one of the true legends of modern music. Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and many other guitarists were influenced by him. Buddy Guy is one of the most influential guitarists to come out of the blues. This is a wonderful and charming book of Guy's life. They obviously were very much at ease with each other. Da Capo Press; Illustrated Edition (March 26, 2013), Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2018. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Buddy's journey from his rural background to a Chicago Blues master is fascinating. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Filled with stories about the people who built the blues-- Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B. You turn to Buddy and say, "tell me about your life". Buddy Guy comes across as humble, witty, and entertaining. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. We all read Willie Dixon's history of his life, but compared to Buddy Guy's book, it was a bit sanitized in comparison. This book is a twofold pleasure. May 8th 2012 Instead of being polished by an educated ghost writer, it's written as if Buddy's sitting with us as he tells his stories... in his own way. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This book should be in every blues guitarist's library. Guy takes you on his journey with early life with his family sharecropping in Louisiana to his struggles in breaking into the blues clubs and music industry in Chicago to achieving recognition and success and keeping the blues alive and fresh at his club Legends. Please try again. Live he's the life and soul of the party,always full of fun and great string pulling licks that could strip the wallpaper off the wall. When I Left Home book. To see what your friends thought of this book, The last of the living blues Guitar Titans (R.I.P. Guy takes you on his journey with early life with his family sharecropping in Louisiana to his struggles in breaking into the blues clubs and music industry in Chicago to achieving recognition and success and keeping the blues alive and fresh at his club Legends. But this was an interesting autobiography of Buddy Guy, a blues guitarist. If I wanted to learn his style I would buy one of his instructional videos. This makes the book believable and enjoyable. Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012. I also liked the mixture of personal life info that he added into the book. Even if you're not a blues fan, Buddy's story is interesting as he explains how he went from the cotton fields to the stage. All kind of first-hand recollections, told in the vernacular; it's infectious and very 'readable'. Guy's epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. John Lee snapped his fingers like he got an idea. Imagine if Hendrix would have lived to be 70 years old and released a blues album. Watch the video for When I Left Home from Buddy Guy's Stone Crazy! Buddy's story is fascinating in itself - reading it, you are with him on that train up to Chicago, wondering if you'll make it or not. I don't know if the filmmakers from Cadillac Records talked with Buddy Guy, but I believe they should have. While I would love a more detailed account of Buddy's fascinating life in and out of the blues, reading this is like a cup of gumbo and a beer, tasty, satisfying and leaving you wanting more.

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