Buddy Guy Wiki: Net Worth, Death, Relationship, Parents, Height

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Short Info

Net Worth	$300 thousand, $300 thousand
Date Of Birth	July 30, 1936
Spouse	Jennifer Guy, Jennifer Guy
Fact	Recipient of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipient that year were Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, and the rock band Led Zeppelin, comprising John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant.

Buddy Guy was born in 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana. His parents were sharecroppers, and he was one of seven children. He began playing guitar at the age of eight, and by the time he was fourteen, he was playing in clubs in Baton Rouge. In 1957, he moved to Chicago, where he became a part of the city’s vibrant blues scene. He soon began playing with some of the most famous blues musicians of the time, including Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.

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In the 1960s, Guy began to develop his own style of guitar playing, which incorporated elements of blues, jazz, and rock and roll. He became known for his virtuosity and his ability to create complex solos. He also began to experiment with feedback and distortion, which would become signature elements of his sound.

Guy’s career took off in the 1970s, when he released a series of highly acclaimed albums. He also began to tour extensively, both in the United States and abroad. In the 1980s, he collaborated with a number of famous rock musicians, including Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.

In the 1990s, Guy continued to release albums and tour regularly. He also opened a club in Chicago, called Buddy Guy’s Legends. The club has become a popular destination for blues fans from all over the world.

Guy has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame. He has won numerous Grammy Awards, and in 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Guy is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He is known for his passion and energy on stage, as well as his technical mastery of the instrument. He continues to perform and record regularly, and shows no signs of slowing down.

General Info

Full Name	Buddy Guy
Net Worth	$300 thousand, $300 thousand
Date Of Birth	July 30, 1936
Profession	Guitarist, Actor, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Mustang Sally, Damn Right I've Got the Blues, First Time I Met the Blues, Chicago, IL, United States, Guitarist, Actor, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Mustang Sally, First Time I Met the Blues, Damn Right I've Got the Blues, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Detroit, MI, United States, Chicago, IL, United States
Nationality	American, American

Family

Spouse	Jennifer Guy, Jennifer Guy
Children	Shawnna, Shawnna
Parents	Isabell Guy, Sam Guy, Mustang Sally, Damn Right I've Got the Blues, First Time I Met the Blues, Chicago, IL, United States, Isabell Guy, Sam Guy, Mustang Sally, First Time I Met the Blues, Damn Right I've Got the Blues, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Detroit, MI, United States, Chicago, IL, United States
Siblings	Phil Guy, Sam Guy, Jr., Fannie Mae Guy, Annie Mae Guy, Mustang Sally, Damn Right I've Got the Blues, First Time I Met the Blues, Chicago, IL, United States, Phil Guy, Sam Guy, Jr., Fannie Mae Guy, Annie Mae Guy, Mustang Sally, First Time I Met the Blues, Damn Right I've Got the Blues, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Detroit, MI, United States, Chicago, IL, United States

Accomplishments

Awards	Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Award for Best Blues Album, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, National Medal of Arts, Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Billboard Music Century Award, Must...
Nominations	Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance, Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance
Movies	Chicago, IL, United States, In the Electric Mist, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Buddy Guy Live: The Real Deal, A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King: Blues Summit, Festival Express, Muddy Waters: Messin' with the Blues, 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads, We Believe: Chicago and I...
TV Shows	Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution, Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution

Social profile links

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IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0349796

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[on his first stringed instrument] It wasn't a guitar. In Louisiana you've got mosquitoes that will lift you out of bed and no glass in the windows. My mother saved ten cents and bought a piece of screen and tacked it on. I stripped little pieces of wire, stretched on nails and picked on it.
2	I listen to people in bars. I imagine some of those people don't know nothing about music, but they're singing to me, because what they said, I've been through.
3	[on persuading President Obama to perform the blues] I'd have a double dose of blues if I had to remember all the names [he has to]. Somebody whispered that if you sing 'Sweet Home Chicago' he may come up and sing a verse. I was fit to go on the table if he didn't do it 'cause everybody'd be saying, Hey man, you done made some kind of remark at the Commander in Chief.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
2	Recipient of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipient that year were Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, and the rock band Led Zeppelin, comprising John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant.
3	From Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
4	Recipient of a (USA) National Medal of Arts, 2003.

Pictures

Movies

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Supernatural	2016	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Mad Dogs	2016	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	2015	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2015	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Parenthood	2013-2014	TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Jimi: All Is by My Side	2013	performer: "Out Of Sight"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2011-2013	TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Late Show with David Letterman	2013	TV Series performer - 1 episode
House M.D.	2010	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Casino Jack and the United States of Money	2010	Documentary performer: "I SMELL A RAT" / writer: "I SMELL A RAT"
Chicago Overcoat	2009	performer: "Done Got Old"
In the Electric Mist	2009	performer: "Damn Right, I've Got The Blues", "Stone Crazy" / writer: "Damn Right, I've Got The Blues", "Stone Crazy"
Shine a Light	2008	Documentary performer: "Champagne And Reefer"
Idiocracy	2006	performer: "Hoodoo Man" 1965
Hustle & Flow	2005	performer: "Baby Please Don't Leave Me"
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985	2004	Video documentary writer: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 1985
Austin City Limits	2003	TV Series documentary 1 episode
The Blues	2003	TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Crime Spree	2003	writer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It"
Showtime	2002	writer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It" 1965
XX/XY	2002	writer: "Mama's Always Onstage"
Body Shots	1999	performer: "Mustang Sally"
Southpaw	1999	Documentary performer: "The First Time I Met the Blues"
I'll Be Home for Christmas	1998	performer: "Blue Christmas"
Free Tibet	1998	Documentary performer: "Damn Right I've Got the Blues" / writer: "Damn Right I've Got the Blues"
Nothing to Lose	1997	performer: "There's Something On Your Mind"
Dangerous Ground	1997	performer: "Rememberin' Stevie"
Love Jones	1997	performer: "Feels Like Rain"
2 Days in the Valley	1996	performer: "Going Home"
Tin Cup	1996	performer: "Little Dab-A-Doo" / writer: "Little Dab-A-Doo"
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan	1996	TV Movie documentary performer: "Long Way from Home", "Six Strings Down", "Tick Tock", "SRV Shuffle"
Heaven's Prisoners	1996	performer: "Red House"
From Dusk Till Dawn	1996	writer: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live from Austin, Texas	1995	Video writer: "Leave My Girl Alone"
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	1995	performer: "She's A Superstar", "My Time After Awhile", "Mustang Sally", "Born Under A Bad Sign" / writer: "She's A Superstar"
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights	1991	TV Special documentary performer: "Watch Yourself", "Have You Ever Loved a Woman", "Worried Life Blues" / writer: "Watch Yourself"
Rush	1991	performer: "Don't Know Which Way To Go"
Live at the El Mocambo: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	1991	Video writer: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Roadhouse 66	1985	writer: "MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB"

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House	2016	TV Series
In the Electric Mist	2009		Sam 'Hogman' Patin
Jack's Big Music Show	2006	TV Series	The King of Swing
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	1995		House Band

Thanks

Title	Year	Status
Keith Richards: Under the Influence	2015	Documentary special thanks
It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues	2009	Video special thanks
Dave Specter: Live in Chicago	2008	Video special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Jeff Beck - Live at the Hollywood Bowl	2017	TV Movie post-production	Himself
Born in Chicago	2013	Documentary post-production	Himself
Johnnie Be Good		announced	Himself
Loufest	2016	TV Movie	Himself
Jazz at the White House	2016	TV Special	Himself - Performer
Two Trains Runnin'	2016	Documentary	Himself
Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone	2016	TV Series documentary
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	2015	TV Series	Himself - Musical Support
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest Musician
The 34th Annual Chicago Music Awards	2015	TV Special	Himself - Jazz / Blues Superstar of the Year
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards	2015	TV Special	Himself
Sonic Highways	2014	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
60 Minutes	2014	TV Series documentary	Himself - Guitarist (segment "Foo Fighters")
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years	2014		Himself
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly	2014	Documentary
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013	2013	Video	Himself
Buddy Guy and George Thorogood and the Destroyers LIVE from Red Rocks	2013	TV Movie	Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	2013	TV Series	Himself - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	1992-2013	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Musical Guest / Himself - Music Guest
Late Show with David Letterman	2008-2013	TV Series	Himself - Musical Guest / Himself
Tavis Smiley	2012	TV Series	Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors	2012	TV Special	Himself - Honoree
Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981	2012	Video	Himself - Vocals, Guitar
The Hour	2012	TV Series	Himself
B.B. King: The Life of Riley	2012	Documentary	Himself
The Love We Make	2011	TV Movie documentary
Great Performances	2007-2011	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guitarist
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World	2011	Video documentary	Himself
Guitar Center Sessions: Buddy Guy	2010	TV Series	Himself
Crossroads Guitar Festival	2010	Video	Himself
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert	2009	TV Special	Himself
We Believe	2009	Documentary	Himself
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards	2009	TV Special	Himself - Performer
Stephen Fry in America	2008	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Shine a Light	2008	Documentary	Himself
Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell Street Urban Blues	2008	Documentary short	Himself
CMT Giants	2007	TV Series	Himself - Performer
A Tribute to Les Paul	2007	TV Special
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street	2006	Documentary	Himself
Best of the Jammys, Volume One	2006	Video	Himself
Carlos Santana: Presents Blues at Montreux 2004	2006		Himself
2005 Jammys Live: From the Theater at Madison Square Garden	2006	TV Movie	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2004-2006	TV Series	Himself
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	2005	TV Movie	Himself
The 2005 Billboard Music Awards	2005	TV Special	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	2005	TV Series	Himself
Antone's: Home of the Blues	2004	Documentary	Himself
Lightning in a Bottle	2004	Documentary	Himself
Mountain Stage	2001-2004	TV Series	Himself - Musician
Austin City Limits	1998-2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
Later... With Jools Holland	1993-2003	TV Series	Himself
Festival Express	2003	Documentary	Himself - Buddy Guy Blues Band / Interviewee
Blues Odyssey	2001	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Concert for New York City	2001	TV Special documentary	Performer
John Lee Hooker: That's My Story	2001	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues	2000	Documentary	Himself
Route 66: Main Street America	2000	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Blues Masters	1999	Video documentary
The Kennedy Center Presents: A Tribute to Muddy Waters: King of the Blues	1998	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Buddy Guy: RockWalk Induction	1996	Video documentary short	Himself
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan	1996	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Buddy Guy Live!	1996		Himself
B.B. King: The Blues Summit	1995	TV Special	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	1995	TV Series	Himself
Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame	1993	TV Special documentary	Himself
The 34th Annual Grammy Awards	1992	TV Special	Himself
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights	1991	TV Special documentary	Himself - Guitar
Late Night with David Letterman	1984-1991	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
Àngel Casas Show	1987	TV Series	Himself
Jammin' with the Blues Greats	1982	Video documentary	Himself
Blues Under the Skin	1973	Documentary	Bluesman
Chicago Blues	1970	Documentary	Himself
Supershow	1969		Himself