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Born in Louisiana, Buddy Guy moved to Chicago in 1957, and ultimately helped to inspire a blues-rock scene that influenced musicians such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. A direct descendant of legend Muddy Waters, Guy is considered to be the man who modernized the blues music scene. His music has been covered by Led Zeppelin, Clapton, the Rolling Stones and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among others. He has won five Grammy Awards for his work on electric and acoustic guitars and for contemporary and traditional forms of blues music. He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 by B.B. King and Clapton. He's a pioneer of Chicago's West Side Sound. His children also are involved in musi...
Born in Louisiana, Buddy Guy moved to Chicago in 1957, and ultimately helped to inspire a blues-rock scene that influenced musicians such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. A direct descendant of legend Muddy Waters, Guy is considered to be the man who modernized the blues music scene. His music has been covered by Led Zeppelin, Clapton, the Rolling Stones and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among others. He has won five Grammy Awards for his work on electric and acoustic guitars and for contemporary and traditional forms of blues music. He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 by B.B. King and Clapton. He's a pioneer of Chicago's West Side Sound. His children also are involved in music: his daughter Shawnna is a rapper who once recorded as part of rapper Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace label and his son is a hip-hop music producer. He also owns Buddy Guy's Legends, a blues club on Wabash Avenue.
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Wireless Music Through House, No Computer Needed
If I were an audio cable, I'd start worrying about job security. Everything's going wireless. And now everything that isn't wireless will be wireless once it's introduced to a new adapter from Audioengine. Never before had I even considered streaming...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Diana Krall, Television Industry, Satellite Technology, Radio Industry
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Chicago blues harp player
Chicago Tribune reporterLittle Arthur Duncan left Mississippi as a teenager for Chicago, where he befriended blues giant Little Walter and learned to play the harmonica. Mr. Duncan became an accomplished harp player and gutbucket blues singer who performed across the city and...Tags: Mississippi, Christianity, Music, Baptist, Death and Dying
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Guy deeply rooted in 'Skin Deep'
Special to the Chicago TribuneBuddy Guy the blues guitarist travels the world's stages playing concerts before thousands of fans. Buddy Guy the songwriter doesn't get out of the house much. Despite a playful demeanor in conversation, Guy's voice stiffens when talking about the years...Tags: Jonny Lang, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Country Music, Ravinia Festival
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Kot in the act: Shows you can't miss
1 Bajofondo: Gustavo Santaolalla is one of the architects of the rock-en-espanol movement with his production work for Cafe Tacuba, Molotov, Juanes and Julieta Venegas, among others. Bajofondo is his pet project, though, a collective of Argentine and...Tags: Chicago Symphony, Music, Eric Clapton, Ravinia Festival, Kanye West
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Buddy Guy helps Yahoo! music make its mark
Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES—Musicians have learned to downscale their expectations for TV exposure these days. Those lucky enough to score any might get a song spotlighted in a TV show or commercial. If they make the cut for one of the late-night talk shows, it's...Tags: Tony Bennett, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, Joni Mitchell, Jewel
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Chicago blues man, brother of Buddy Guy
Chicago Tribune reporterPhil Guy wasn't as flashy or famous as his older brother, Buddy, but made his own mark on stages around the world as both a rhythm guitarist and band leader. Mr. Guy, 68, of Park Forest died of cancer on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in hospice care at St. James...Tags: Chicago Heights, Koko Taylor, Music, Janis Joplin, Contracts
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Robin Williams Plays Mohegan, Wallingford In The Fall
Actor and comic Robin Williams performs Oct. 26 at Mohegan Sun and Nov. 1 at Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford. Tickets for the Mohegan performance are $135, $105 and $85. Tickets for the Wallingford stop are $95, $85 and $55. Both shows go on sale...Tags: Jonny Lang, Howlin' Wolf, Shawn Colvin, Death Cab for Cutie, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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More music
It's not all jazz the next seven days. You also can catch an indie/folk shepherdess on the rise and a genuine Chicago bluesmaster who shows no signs of slowing down. On the musicals-as-music front, the Hypocrites are doing "The Threepenny Opera" at...Tags: Palace Theater, Ravinia Festival, Music Theater, Luxury Vehicles, Theater
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Soul Men
Of The Morning CallIn the 1960s, three record labels were most responsible for soul music undermining and finally eradicating the racial barriers entrenched at AM radio and turning it into the sound of young America -- Motown in Detroit, Atlantic in New York and Stax/Volt...Tags: Koko Taylor, Country Music, Film Festivals, Awards and Prizes, Death and Dying
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Calendar - Aug. 7-15
THURSDAY AUG. 7 ART Artist Reception: The Baum School of Art's Faculty Exhibition: Photographic and Digital Art. Show runs through Sept. 4. 6-8 p.m. Baum School of Art, 510 Linden St., Allentown. 610-433-0032. Artist Reception: Jennifer Adams,...Tags: Lehigh University, Roald Dahl, Employees, Hampton Roads Weather, Weather Reports
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Calendar: Aug. 14- 22
THURSDAY AUG. 14 FAIRS & FESTIVALS Kutztown Fair: Main stage entertainment: The Moore Brothers (7-8:30 p.m. Thursday), The Cramer Brothers Band (7-8:30 p.m. Friday), Tori Anderson and Possum Hollar Band (7-8:30 p.m. Saturday), fireworks (10 p.m....Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Moravian Book Shop, Country Music, Roald Dahl, Books
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