Buddy Guy

Artist:  Buddy Guy
Birth Name:  George Guy
Born:  July 30, 1936.  Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Buddy Guy is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer.  He has influenced Blues Guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page  Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Mark Knopfler.  In 1960s he was a member of Muddy Waters' Band and he had a long musical partnership with Harmonica player Junior Wells.  He was ranked 30th in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time.

Title:  Born To Play Guitar  (2015)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues
Label:  RCA Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Born To Play Guitar  (4:57)
 2.  Wear You Out (feat. Billy Gibbons) (3:30)
 3.  Back Up Mama  (4:43)
 4.  Too Late (feat. Kim Wilson)  (2:47)
 5.  Whiskey, Beer & Wine  (4:30)
 6.  Kiss Me Quick (feat. Kim Wilson)  (2:56)
 7.  Crying Out Of One Eye  (4:02)
 8.  (Baby) You Got What It Takes (feat. Joss Stone) (3:18)
 9.  Turn Me Wild  (4:37)
10. Crazy World  (5:16)
11. Smarter Than I Was  (5:27)
12. Thick Like Mississippi Mud  (4:04)
13. Flesh & Bone (with Van Morrison) (Dedicated To B.B. King)  (4:02)
14. Come Back Muddy   (5:12)

Personnel:

Buddy Guy:  Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Tom Hambridge:  Drums on Tracks:  1-13, Tambourine on Tracks: 5, 10, 13, Backing Vocals on Track 5, Percussion on Track 7, Triangle on Track 13
Rob McNelley:  Electric Guitar on Tracks: 1-5, 8, 10-13, Slide Guitar on Tracks: 3, 13
Kevin McKendree:  Piano on Tracks: 1, 3, 6, 12, Clavinet on Tracks: 2, 5, B3 on Tracks: 5, 11, 12
Glenn Wolf:  Upright Bass on Tracks: 1, 3, 4, Electric Bass on Tracks: 2, 5, 12
Doyle Bramhall II:  Electric Guitar on Tracks: 5, 7, 12 String Acoustic on Track 14
Bob Britt:  Electric Guitar on Tracks: 6, 11
Tommy MacDonald:  Electric Bass on Tracks: 6, 11
Reese Wynans:  Wurlitzer, B3 on Tracks: 7, 9, 10, Upright Piano, B3 on Tracks: 8, 13, 14, Grand Piano on Track 13
Michael Rhodes:  Electric Bass on Tracks: 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, Acoustic Bass on Track 8
Muscle Shoals:  Horns on Tracks: 7, 12
Chris Carmichael:  Strings on Track 8
Martin  BG :  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals on Track 8
Billy Cox:  Electric Bass on Track 9
Kenny Greenburg:  Electric Guitar on Track 9
M Crary Sisters:  Background Vocals on Track 13

Special Guests:

Billy Gibbons:  Electric Guitar, Vocals
Kim Wilson:  Harmonica on Tracks: 4, 6
Joss Stone:  Vocals on Track 8
Van Morrison:  Vocals on Track 13

Born To Play Guitar is the 2015 studio album by Buddy Guy, was released on July 31, 2015 by RCA Records/Sony Music, featuring Van Morrison, Joss Stone, Kim Wilson and Billy Gibbons, includes heartfelt to B.B. King and Muddy Waters.