Buddy Guy
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Biography
"I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it — I like to see everybody smile."
- Born George Guy July 30, 1936, in Lettsworth, Louisiana.
- Buddy Guy released his debut album, I Left My Blues In San Francisco, in 1967. His first album to chart on the Billboard 200 was 1991's Damn Right I've Got The Blues, which reached No. 136 and was certified gold. Guy's classic catalog includes blues standards such as "Sweet Little Angel," "Stone Crazy" and "Feels Like Rain."
- Guy won his first career GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Damn Right I've Got The Blues for 1991. He won the same category two years later for Feels Like Rain. He made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 51st GRAMMY Awards, performing "Bo Diddley" with B.B. King, John Mayer and Keith Urban in tribute to Bo Diddley.
- Did you know? In the '60s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records.
- Guy was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album
Ain’t Done With The Blues. Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album
The Blues Don’t Lie. Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album
The Blues Is Alive And Well. Buddy Guy
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Best American Roots Performance
Born To Play Guitar. Buddy Guy
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Best Blues Album
Born To Play Guitar. Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Living Proof. Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album
Skin Deep. Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Bring 'Em In. Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album
Blues Singer. Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Sweet Tea. Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Heavy Love (Album). Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Live! The Real Deal (Album). Buddy Guy
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Rock Instrumental Performance
SRV Shuffle. Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Slippin' In. Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Feels Like Rain. Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Damn Right, I've Got The Blues. Buddy Guy
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