Buddy Guy Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

Ask a blues fan as to what propelled him to pick up the electric guitar and almost everyone would have the same answer Buddy Guy. The most electrifying guitarist of the genre, Buddy Guy has immortalized blues music through his eclectic mixes and on-stage antics. Interestingly, he gave the genre of music a new meaning and a new definition without uprooting it from the traditional essence.

What makes his compositions unique from fellow guitarists and singers is that fact that they contain a strange but idealistic mix of traditional and contemporary form of blues. A legendary musician in his own right, he was inspired by the greats like Lightnin Slim and Guitar Slim. An urge to make it big musically encouraged him to travel to Chicago.

While he enjoyed great success from 1960s to 1970s, the decade of 70s was dull phase in his career. However, with the blues revival in 1980s, his career witnessed an upsurge and he soon was acknowledged as the blues master who brought the genre to the limelight for the rock audience as well. To know more about his life and profile, read on.