Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was born this day in 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana. Guy's musical career started in the early-1950s, Guy playing with bands on the Baton Rouge, Louisiana blues scene, overcoming a bad case of stage fright to become an onstage presence. The guitarist immigrated to Chicago in 1957 and quickly fell in with some of the best players on the scene, able to hold his own with performers like Muddy Waters and Otis Rush. Over fifty years later, Guy released his award-winning Skin Deep album in 2008, a critically-acclaimed late-career statement that reinforced Guy's status as the elder statesman of the Chicago blues. Guy continues to tour incessantly, performing in front of appreciative fans worldwide, and recently moved his Buddy Guy's Legends club into a new, larger facility in Chicago. Join us today in celebrating the life and career of the great Buddy Guy!
