Comments on: Buddy Guy: A Man & The Blues (1968)

By: Dan Erlewine

Dan Erlewine — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:54:15 +0000

Fun stuff! I got Buddy Guy’s “A Man and The Blues” when it first came out. In Ann Arbor we all saw Buddy’s first road trip with his own band when he played at the “folk club” “Canterbury House”. I have photos from that night. (Albert King and Doc Watson and many others played there also). I love all Buddy’s stuff and I remember “Just Want To Play My Axe” so well.

A few of us from our band in ’65 or ’66 saw Buddy play with Junior Wells at “Theresa’s“ (sp?) in Chicago. Bob Koester took us there. I wonder if, perhaps, a lot of Buddy Guy fans don’t realize how great he was before he was “discovered” — any purists or older people that followed Buddy know what I mean. He was never a “loud” player and didn’t adopt the “thicker”, “fatter”, “heavier”, (and louder) sound until later.

A Man And The Blues demonstrates the sound that I heard from Buddy Back in the old days (including the Ann Arbor Blues Festivals).

Thanks! I just stumbled onto this website — for all I know it’s no longer active?

By: Guitar Lesson Reviews

Guitar Lesson Reviews — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:57:57 +0000

Buddy Guy is great. I am embarrassed to say that I grew up in the 60s and 70s but didn’t know about him even though he plays the kind of guitar I loved. Was he pigeon holed as a Blues-only guy and therefore wasn’t as mainstream as Hendrix and Clapton? I don’t get it?

By: annamaria

annamaria — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:26:39 +0000

great article as you always do . I love the blues and Buddy is the Legend. Thanks

By: marcel lemieux

marcel lemieux — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:55:28 +0000

So many talents have come and pass…we are lucky to have such a heritage of music styles…this guy really had the blues in his soul..the playing and singing is great…thanks for this awesome post

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:17:18 +0000

Fantastic post. Thanks BB.

Seeing Buddy perform at Legends later this month for the first time — I’m very excited.