I love the shots of Buddy with Tal right behind him laying down a solid shuffle line - old & young; black&white - Its all good and its all killer blues. Also Beck & Guy - two greats that dare to play outside the box and make it sound amazing!
Man, Blues Legend Buddy Guy, With Jeff Beck, Man it just doesnt get any better than this. If only these two and B.B. King were together for a Blues Jam that would be a sight to behold!!!
Crikey! January 10, 2023....Jeff's just left us...Buddy's still with us. "So It Goes." "It's a great Life....if you don't Weaken." (Hope to hear Buddy in Toronto in March ...if I live that long !)
I had the absolute honor of meeting Mr. Guy and speaking to him about music the last two days. I feel beyond privileged to have had this opportunity. Not only is he a guitar God and responsible for people like Hendrix, SRV etc but he is a true gentleman and a very humble individual. I asked him what it was like to have people like Beck, Page and Clapton fall at his feet. He just smiled and said, "Those boys are my friends." It was beautiful.
Buddy might be the master of the Blues, when BB King is the king of the Blues and Muddy Waters is the Godfather of the Blues and Robert Johnson invented the Blues
I saw Buddy a number of times. He once jumped from the stage in Central Park; outrageous. At the Bottom Line, he wandered over the first two tables..."That's the end of your rope!," I told him. "The end of my rope," he parroted. Classic. Good nature. Great guitar.
3:39 Buddy just assassinates this ending. And listen to Vinnie Colaiuta nail it right along with him, anticipating the timing of Buddy's transcendent riffs with a level of flawless precision that is just inconceivable--they couldn't have practiced it--it just happens organically. No wonder Jeff is brought to his knees, unable to formulate any words other than "Buddy Fucking Guy!" Amen to that, brother
I've been lucky enough to see Buddy about 35 times. At his worst he'll something from his endless bag of tricks that'll make you say, "Jesus! Nobody alive could do what he just did!"
+Austin Gonzales You must live n Chicago then? I visited the city two weeks ago and was like a stupid teenager when Buddy came on stage! And was even worse when he agreed to a photograph with me! Better still was that he came onstage and sang.........the stuff of dreams from somebody in the UK who's loved the Blues for 50 years!
+Ann TwoShoes living in Chicago, I am amazed how many locals are NOT aware of our city's musical legacy. Aside from seeing some amazing rock shows in the 70s and 80s, I greatly appreciate having been able to see blues greats in person on a regular basis - popular local acts like Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Junior Wells, Eddie Clearwater, James Cotton and Lonnie Brooks, and national acts like Miles Davis and Ray Charles at Chicago's wonderful Jazz Fest and Blues Fest …not to mention local jazz legends like Von Freeman, Corky Siegel, and other local virtuosos like Howard Levy and Bela Fleck, and folk greats like songwriter Michael Peter Smith. I hope you can visit again!
Saw Jeff and Buddy the same day in 1969 at the Laurel Pop Fest,, and Jeff did this very song with Rod the Mod on vocals and Rolling Stone Ron Wood playing fine bass.
Saw a Buddy Guy concert when he was 79 and he was amazing! Played a solid two hour show. Man, I hope I can do that when the time comes. Oh and Tal, she's so young here and looks a bit nervous, but she's the real deal. Well, duh, Jeff Beck toured with her.
Her name is Tal Wilkenfeld, she's Australian, born 1986. She's played bass for Clapton, Beck, Gilmour, the Allman Bros, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock amongst others.
The 25th rock n roll anniversary you can buy it on amazon :). They hosted a massive concert with Metallica, Mick Jagger, U2, Buddy Guy, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & so on.
Buddy is the man! That Tal girl is so damn nervous at the beginning of this video. She puts her hand in her pocket for no reason and gets all nervous. HAHAHHAHAA
The opposite TwilightsLastGleam, she's shaking her head at Jeff to say: how the fuck does the Guy do it!!! Buddy Guy is Royalty to good guitarists, there is nothing but admiration and awe on that stage. Jeff put his head in his hands after Buddy Guy left the stage, he was overwhelmed by the fact he'd been able to play with a legend and his personal hero.
I think Jeff and Hendrix were Buddy's closest Disciples. Clapton loves Buddy Guy but he is clearly a Disciple of BB King with that slow roasting style he has. Hendrix and Jeff are slash and burn scorched earth in the style of Buddy Guy, who's playing is combustible.
You'd think that one would consider his prime to be the late 60's early 70's... but my GAWD... I'd really consider these past few years to be Jeff's best years! I'm sure one could argue against that.. but WOW I've just really enjoyed all of these clips from the recent times... Maybe that's what happens when you get someone as pretty and tallented as Tal on stage with ya! ;-)
