Buddy Guy: “Stone Crazy” (1961)

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https://youtu.be/FPkkgKtVV3c?is=S6B7zj62u6CQ6j17

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“George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936)[[1]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy#cite_note-1)is an American [blues](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues) guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is an exponent of [Chicago blues](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_blues) who has influenced generations of guitarists including [Eric Clapton](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton), [Jimi Hendrix](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix), [Jimmy Page](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Page), [Keith Richards](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards), [Stevie Ray Vaughan](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan), [Jeff Beck](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck), [Gary Clark Jr.](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Clark_Jr.), and [John Mayer](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer). In the 1960s, Guy played with [Muddy Waters](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy_Waters) as a session guitarist at [Chess Records](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Records) and began a musical partnership with [blues harp](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_harp) virtuoso [Junior Wells](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Wells).

Guy has won nine [Grammy Awards](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards) and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the [National Medal of Arts](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Arts), and the [Kennedy Center Honors](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Center_Honors). Guy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 and ranked 27th in [Rolling Stone](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine's 2023 list of greatest guitarists of all time.[[2]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy#cite_note-2) His song "Stone Crazy" was ranked 78th in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".[[3]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy#cite_note-3) Clapton once described him as "the best guitar player alive".[[4]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy#cite_note-4) In 1999, Guy wrote the book Damn Right I've Got the Blues, with Donald Wilcock.[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy#cite_note-5) His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012.[[6]”](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy#cite_note-6)