Buddy Guy is a bad man

[String Tree]

I was looking up Buddy Guy's age after coming across the thread regarding aging musicians. I ended up going down the rabbit hole and came across a few things I hadn't before. One, his daughter Shawna is a successful rapper who had hits in the early 2000's... never knew. And if you check out her Instagram now... well, make sure your wife's not around, it's NSFW... all I see is Buddy Guys face though.

Second, I came across this poem published in the Oxford American, written by poet Patricia Smith. Here's the link -- Making Love to Buddy Guy by Patricia Smith . Buddy is a bad man.

Third, the song "Cheaper to Keep Her", which he really seemed to enjoy singing when I saw him a few months ago, was about the messy divorce he had and supposedly came from his ex-wife's lawyer asking him if he was going to write "Damn right I got the Divorce Blues" and him singing a few bars of Cheaper to Keep Her in court. Haha, if that's true, it's pretty funny.

Just remember, she said that, not him.

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

The thing I'm noticing with some elderly famous musicians is that when they perform live, somebody else is doing the heavy lifting on the instrument. Ringo Starr's recent performances on drums are always (unless I'm missing something) accompanied by a second drummer. As pointed out with Buddy Guy, somebody else is doing the majority of the guitar playing. I think Ginger Baker's final performances on drums were with a second drummer also. So when we're trying to catch a final glimpse of these legends, all we're really getting is a glimpse, which I guess is enough. In some cases especially with drummer they simply can't do it anymore because of the physical requirements. Mick Brown (Dokken, Ted Nugent), according to George Lynch, sold his drums and doesn't play at all anymore. Don Dokken said that he was having serious back problems from it.

 

[black_doug]

I have tickets for his show this summer at Artpark, Lewiston, NY. This will be the third time. He’s calling it his farewell tour.

This time I’m equally excited about the opening act. The shows I went to in Toronto had Tom Hambridge open, which is a bit of a letdown. For some reason he doesn’t bring his better opening acts into Canada, like Jonny Lang. This show has Robert Randolph. I’m pumped.

 

[rxmoore]

Saturday night in Anderson, Indiana in the stunning old Paramount Theater. He played his ass off, turning it over to his second guitarist or the keyboard player only a couple of times. See him if you can. He is past his prime as a player, but he can still bring it. And the stories he tells between songs about his life and music are worth the trip by themselves.

 

[0SubSeanik0]

I just got tickets to his show in August at Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)... beautiful new music hall that opens up the back wall to large open grass seating area for summer/fall concerts.

Admittedly, I was deterred by complaints here about ticket prices, but I got a couple of really sweet indoor 2nd row balcony seats for about 1/3 or 1/4 of what I was expecting ($60 each)... am I numb to what a high ticket price is, or is this the rare instance where something is actually cheaper in CA?

 

[Happy Enchilada]

If you're short on cash ...

Just turn up the speakers!!!

 

[FenderGyrl]

One time I saw Buddy open up for The Stones - Bridges To Babylon tour.

Buddy was standing at the beginning of the bridge. Just him and two other guys, Bass and Drums. All of the Arena lights were on, people were milling about and talking. The crowd was still coming in.

Almost everybody had their backs turned to Buddy. Very few folks actually listening.

Buddy had two Twin Reverbs. After a few songs, he ran his hand across everything and just dimed those amps. When it was time for a lead break ... he hit a note and just vibrato shook that Polka Dot Strat.
I saw a few hundred people on the floor by me just stop talking and look at Buddy.

It was one of the coolest music moments I ever experienced.