Friday, March 13, 2020

Buddy Guy






































Artist:  Buddy Guy
Birth Name:  George Guy
Born:  July 30, 1936.  Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Soul Blues, Regional 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:   Heavy Love   (2019)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Soul Blues, Regional Blues
Label:  Music On Vinyl
Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Heavy Love  (5:39)
 2.  Midnight Train (feat. Johnny Lang)  (5:21)
 3.  I Got A Problem  (5:17)

Side Two:

 1.  I Need You Tonight  (5:17)
 2.  Saturday Night Fish Fry  (5:29)
 3.  Had A Bad Night  (4:43)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Are You Lonely For Me Baby   (3:55)
 2.  I Just Want To Make Love To You  (3:26)
 3.  Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You  (7:49)

Side Four:

 1.  When The Time Is Right  (4:32)
 2.  Let Me Show You  (5:34)

Personnel:

Buddy Guy:  Vocals, Guitar
Jack Holder:  Guitar
Richie Hayward:  Drums
Reese Wynans:  Keyboards
David M. Smith:  Bass
David Z:  Percussion

Additional Musicians:

Steve Cropper:  Guitar Except Side One, Tracks:  2, 3 and Side Two, Tracks:  1, 3
Jonny Lang:  Vocals, Guitar on "Midnight Train"
Jessica Boucher, Bekka Bramlett:  Background Vocals on "Are You Lonely For Me Baby"

Heavy Love is an album by Buddy Guy, originally released in 1998 by Silvertone Records, remastered and reissued on November 22, 2019 by Music On Vinyl.

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