Buddy Guy Songs Ranked
George “Buddy” Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with the harmonica player Junior Wells. Guy was ranked 23rd in Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. His song “Stone Crazy” was ranked 78th in the Rolling Stone list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time”. Clapton once described him as “the best guitar player alive”. In 1999, Guy wrote the book Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues, with Donald Wilcock. His autobiography, When I Left Home: My Story, was published in 2012. Here are all Buddy Guy songs ranked.
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10. Hello San Francisco (Hold That Plane!, 1972)
“The more I hear Buddy Guy the more I like his music. The style of music changes from album to album this one is a little jazzier than some of the others. This one is a little harder to find I found a used CD copy it was in good shape.”
9. I Suffer with the Blues (I Left My Blues in San Francisco, 1967)
“This is an enervated Buddy at his funkiest, and extremely humorous. I’m fairly certain he’s was trying his best to hold back laughter at the end of a few of these crazy songs. Such a tight, funky band. Loved this!”
8. Hold that Plane (Hold That Plane!, 1972)
“This is a great cd, and he has made many great ones since. buddy guy plays the blues, knows the blues, is the blues. jump on the band wagon.”
7. My Time After While (I Was Walking Through the Woods, 1970)
“All my life, i have heard and listen to the blues,the blues is about life, and loss. this cd, buddy guy, my time after awhile, is a testament of what i said the bluesman has been doing this forever, great songs,I would like to tell everybody who loves some good blues, to buy this cd.”
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6. When My Left Eye Jumps (I Left My Blues in San Francisco, 1967)
“if you want to know what the blues is, this album is a great start… the whole “run-off” record of this devil’s music… I wouldn’t do you dissect the tracks, I’d just tell you to listen!”
5. Stone Crazy (Blues Giant, 1979)
“.Buddy Guy has a long, storied career that I will not go into, but this is one of his best albums. Lots of blues, rock. R&B, all delivered with lots of energy. If you are a Buddy fan and don’t have this one, get it. If you do not have any Buddy in your collection, start with A Man and His Blues, then this one is not a bad place to try next.”
4. This is the End (Buddy Guy and His Band, 1959)
“Pretty much perfect helping of blues here. It manages to be really heavy but yet light and airy at the same time. Every instrument is at just the right level and comes in just the right time. Guitar and bass take the lead of course while the sax and piano twinkle in the background at times and give the music an almost psychedelic feel.”
3. Sit and Cry (Southern Blues 1957-63, 1994)
“Sit and Cry (The Blues)”, which was written by Willie Dixon, was recorded in Chicago in 1958 by Buddy Guy (vocal), Harold Ashby (tenor saxophone), McKinley Easton (baritone saxophone), Harold Burrage (piano), Otis Rush (guitar), Willie Dixon (bass) and Odie Payne (drums). It was Buddy Guy’s debut release.”
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2. The Way You Been Treating Me (Southern Blues 1957-63, 1994)
“I listened to this one so long time ago that I thought I had already reviewed this perfect album. And this one truly is perfect. I don’t have much to say about this album but if you love blues music then this record is definitely worth checking out. Amazing stuff in every way. A must have for every blues fan out there.”
1. First Time I Met the Blues (I Was Walking Through the Woods, 1970)
“Love this song. I remember when I first met the Blues and fell in love with it. If you like awesome riff and solos, this is essential too. This is a terrific album for anyone who loves the blues.”
