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John Fountain III
Dec 19, 20243 min read
View from the Door: The Door Guy
I have watched people walk through the doors of Buddy Guy’s Legends with looks of profound admiration and excitement. They gaze into the...
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Linda Janota
Dec 7, 20244 min read
January Magic
For the last twelve years Buddy Guy has given new meaning to the winter blues in Chicago. Typically a slow, quite month in the industry,...
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Todd Beebe
Oct 29, 20244 min read
Charlie Musslewhite - Stand Back
In the world of blues harmonica players one name rightfully finds its way to the top of any list: Charlie Musselwhite.
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J. Howard Rosier
Oct 19, 20247 min read
The Pontiff Of The Blues
“He’s the last of ‘em, really,” said Geoff Miller, who was visiting Chicago from Boston with his wife Lynn. They had been waiting since noon
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Matt Hendricks
Sep 26, 20244 min read
Matt Hendricks - Blues Mandolin
Blues mandolin is not a misprint. The mandolin is mainly associated with bluegrass music thanks to the great Bill Monroe and others...
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Todd Beebe
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Metal Roots
The May 2016 cover of Guitar World magazine features the man himself shoulder-to-shoulder with heavy metal icon Zakk Wylde. Both men...
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Todd Beebe
Sep 11, 20244 min read
Dickey Betts - Ramblin' Man
Originally Posted in 2015 The Allman Brothers Band played their final shows in 2014, ending a 45 year run that most bands could only...
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Todd Beebe
Aug 31, 20245 min read
ROCK AND ROLL’S WANDERER IS KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE
The great Muddy Waters once said “The blues had a baby and they named it Rock and Roll!” No doubt when Rock and Roll first hit the scene...
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Lea Jobson
Aug 24, 202411 min read
Buddy In Australia
Here’s a story of Buddy Guy Preaching the Blues at the Opera House in 2014, then all the way up to Bluesfest, at beautiful Byron Bay by...
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Matt Hendricks
Aug 21, 20246 min read
Kickin' It with Matt Hendricks - Resonator Guitars
I remember it like it was yesterday, I was twelve years old staying at a friend’s house who had some new records we were listening to....
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Aaron Porter
Mar 15, 20246 min read
Sonia Astacio - Latino Alegre
I thought about what to write to introduce Sonia Astacio. I’ve seen her perform for years at Buddy Guy’s Legends but didn’t really have...
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Aaron Porter
Sep 6, 202319 min read
Artist Series Greg Guy
I first met Greg at 754 Wabash, or as many of you remember it, the original location of Buddy Guy’s Legends. I remember him starting off...
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Aaron Porter
Sep 6, 202312 min read
Pablo Bianco - Dancar
What can be said about someone so passionate about music that they essentially create a company for the sole purpose of promoting and...
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Todd Beebe
Sep 6, 202325 min read
Who Was The Real Howlin' Wolf?
A Discussion with Bettye Kelly and Barbra Marks BY: TODD BEEBE There are a select few artists whose names will be on “The Mount Rushmore...
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