Buddy Guy

• 180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL

Renowned for his raw, blistering vocals and high-voltage guitar playing, the great Buddy Guy has remained a vital and current musician, moving blues forward without losing sight of its roots. He was a primary influence on blues-rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to that city’s halcyon days of electric blues.

This album presents him singing and playing some of his greatest hits, backed by such outstanding figures as Junior Wells, Otis Rush, and Willie Dixon.

PERSONNEL & DATES:

• BUDDY GUY - (lead vocals and electric guitar) plus:

• ON TRACK A1: Phil Guy (p), unknown other players.
• Chicago, 1958.

• ON TRACKS A2, A8 & B6: Otis Rush (g, except on B6), Ike Turner (g on B6), Willie Dixon (b), Harold Burrage (p), Bob Neely (ts on A2), Carlson Oliver (ts on A8 & B6), Odie Payne (d).
• Chicago, 1958.

• ON TRACKS A3, B5 & B7: Lefty Bates (g), Jack Meyers (b), Lafayette Leake (organ), Phil Tomas (d), Abbe Locke (ts except on A3), Gerry Gibson (ts on A3), Murray Watson & Sonny Turner (trumpet).
• Chess studio, Chicago, 1960-1962.

• ON TRACKS A4, A6-A7, B1-B3 & B8: Jack Meyers (b), Eurreal “Little Brother” Montgomery (p),  Fred Below (d), Jarrett Gibson & Bob Neely (ts), Donald Hankins (bar).
• Chess Studio, Chicago, March 2, 1960 (A4, A6 & B1-B3) & December 7, 1961 (A7 & B8).

• ON TRACKS A5, B4: Junior Wells (hca), Matt Murphy (g on B4), Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery (p),
• Fred Below (d), Jarrett Gibson & Bob Neely (ts).
• Chess Studio, Chicago, December 16, 1960.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 BABY DON’T YOU WANNA COME HOME
• A2 TRY TO QUIT YOU, BABY
• A3 WHEN MY LEFT EYE JUMPS
• A4 SLOP AROUND
• A5 LET ME LOVE YOU BABY
• A6 HULLY GULLY
• A7 WATCH YOURSELF
• A8 THIS IS THE END

• SIDE B
• B1 FIRST TIME I MET THE BLUES
• B2 HARD BUT IT’S FAIR
• B3 I GOT MY EYES ON YOU
• B4 TEN YEARS AGO
• B5 AMERICAN BANDSTAND [aka AMERICAN BANDSTAND THING]
• B6 YOU SURE CAN’T DO
• B7 BABY (BABY, BABY, BABY)
• B8 STONE CRAZY