A musician whose career stretches back decades is on the way to Hollywood.
Buddy Guy will be 90 years of age in July 2026 and is celebrating with his Buddy Guy 90 tour, which stops in Hollywood. Guy has won nine Grammys and numerous other awards.
George “Buddy” Guy is a native of Lettsworth, Louisiana, and by the mid-1950s, he was performing in Baton Rouge with local bands. He relocated to Chicago in 1957 where he met Muddy Waters, a major influence on him, and was signed by Cobra Records, and then by Chess Records.
His tenure at Chess was not particularly happy, because they used him mainly as a session musician. However, in 1969, he appeared at the “Supershow” held in Staines, England. Others on the bill included Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton, which proved significant.
The blues revival in the 1980s and 1990s inspired Eric Clapton to ask Guy to be part of a line-up of blues guitarists scheduled to play the Royal Albert Hall. Silvertone Records signed him, and he finally broke through with his 1991 album, “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues,” on that label.
Buddy Guy is often named as one of the proponents of the Chicago Blues and has been an enormous influence on musicians including Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, and of course, Eric Clapton.
Buddy Guy will be at the Hollywood Bowl on September 9, at 8.00 pm. Using poster printing, event organizers can draw attention to shows like this.
