Buddy Guy: A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer of the ticket. The seats are in the front row. No, I won't be taking pictures. 😊

https://www.google.com/search?q=buddy+guy&oq=buddy+guy&aqs=edge..69i57j0i131i433i512j0i131i433i650j0i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j69i64.2670j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

jerryc41 wrote:

A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer of the ticket. The seats are in the front row. No, I won't be taking pictures. 😊

https://www.google.com/search?q=buddy+guy&oq=buddy+guy&aqs=edge..69i57j0i131i433i512j0i131i433i650j0i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j69i64.2670j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Buddy Guy is one of the most famous blues players in the history of the genre, and has influenced many guitarists in rock and blues bands for decades. He was a strong influence on Jeff Beck, and one of Jeff's favorite people to play with, live. I saw him about 48 years ago, in college. He was on a bill with Muddy Waters and B.B. King.

Take some hearing protection... Front row will be LOUD.

Dannj

You’ll be impressed👍

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

He’s one of my favorites! Enjoy!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Buddy Guy is one of the best blues players. I'd sure like to see him.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I've seen him a couple times, once opening for Jeff Beck, and he's not only a great musician but also a great entertainer. He's a little younger than the first wave of blues greats like B.B. King and Muddy Waters and was probably a bigger influence on blues/rock guitarists.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

jerryc41 wrote:

A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer of the ticket. The seats are in the front row. No, I won't be taking pictures. 😊

https://www.google.com/search?q=buddy+guy&oq=buddy+guy&aqs=edge..69i57j0i131i433i512j0i131i433i650j0i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j69i64.2670j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

You are kidding, you never heard of Buddy Guy! I saw him twice during the '90s. Blues Guitarist extraordinaire!

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

jerryc41 wrote:

A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer of the ticket. The seats are in the front row. No, I won't be taking pictures. 😊

https://www.google.com/search?q=buddy+guy&oq=buddy+guy&aqs=edge..69i57j0i131i433i512j0i131i433i650j0i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j69i64.2670j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Enjoy!!I'm 86 too, but I don't have a concert venue. Suggest you go see Buddy!! He's a fantastic blues singer!! https://youtu.be/IhyXxLWdO1k
Mark

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

burkphoto wrote:

Buddy Guy is one of the most famous blues players in the history of the genre, and has influenced many guitarists in rock and blues bands for decades. He was a strong influence on Jeff Beck, and one of Jeff's favorite people to play with, live. I saw him about 48 years ago, in college. He was on a bill with Muddy Waters and B.B. King.

Take some hearing protection... Front row will be LOUD.

Thanks for that! Very important. I have ear plugs.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

lamiaceae wrote:

You are kidding, you never heard of Buddy Guy! I saw him twice during the '90s. Blues Guitarist extraordinaire!

There are so many performers I've never heard of. Next time around, I'll be more observant.

Someone mentioned a group that named themselves after an insect - Ants? Bees? Beetles? Something like that. 🤣

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

JohnSwanda wrote:

I've seen him a couple times, once opening for Jeff Beck, and he's not only a great musician but also a great entertainer. He's a little younger than the first wave of blues greats like B.B. King and Muddy Waters and was probably a bigger influence on blues/rock guitarists.

I was working the night shift at a Ramada Inn, and Muddy Waters checked in, I knew who he was, of course, and he gave me an album.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

jerryc41 wrote:

There are so many performers I've never heard of. Next time around, I'll be more observant.

Someone mentioned a group that named themselves after an insect - Ants? Bees? Beetles? Something like that. 🤣

Buddy Holly's band was The Crickets.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

jerryc41 wrote:

A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer of the ticket. The seats are in the front row. No, I won't be taking pictures. 😊

https://www.google.com/search?q=buddy+guy&oq=buddy+guy&aqs=edge..69i57j0i131i433i512j0i131i433i650j0i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j69i64.2670j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I mentioned in Mark’s post that I had seen him a couple of times in Philadelphia. If you like The Blues you will enjoy Buddy Guy.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

JohnSwanda wrote:

Buddy Holly's band was The Crickets.

I was just kidding - Beatles. I am familiar with some performers.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

jerryc41 wrote:

A friend offered me an "extra" Buddy Guy ticket. He's performing in town next week. He's 86, but I had never heard of him. I looked him up online, and I accepted the offer of the ticket. The seats are in the front row. No, I won't be taking pictures. 😊

https://www.google.com/search?q=buddy+guy&oq=buddy+guy&aqs=edge..69i57j0i131i433i512j0i131i433i650j0i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l3j69i64.2670j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Here is an older live performance of Buddy Guy in 1994. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z-UERWC254 I saw him back with in a few years of that at the Long Beach (CA) Blues Festival.