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Buddy Guy

1936 - Today

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George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior Wells. Guy has won eight Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buddy Guy is the 775th most popular musician (down from 541st in 2019), the 4,249th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,786th in 2019) and the 247th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Buddy Guy ranks 775 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikolai Zverev, Robbie Robertson, Walter Donaldson, Joe Walsh, Scott Walker, and Robert Casadesus. After him are Billie Joe Armstrong, Ivan Mládek, Mick Box, Moondog, Bob Seger, and Eduard van Beinum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Buddy Guy ranks 228. Before him are Leonid Kuravlyov, Lucia Berlin, Dyanne Thorne, Polina Astakhova, W. D. Hamilton, and Ian Hacking. After him are Keir Dullea, Hugh Hudson, Tony Musante, José Torres, Željko Perušić, and Bobby Darin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy Guy ranks 4,249 out of 20,380. Before him are Cassie Ventura (1986), Richard M. Karp (1935), Fred Brooks (1931), Beatrice Straight (1914), Angelo Dundee (1921), and David Petraeus (1952). After him are Vincent Pastore (1946), Peter T. King (1944), Virginia Madsen (1961), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Betsy Ross (1752), and Edwin H. Colbert (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Buddy Guy ranks 247. Before him are Todd Rundgren (1948), Sly Stone (1943), Milt Jackson (1923), Walter Donaldson (1893), Joe Walsh (1947), and Scott Walker (1943). After him are Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Moondog (1916), Bob Seger (1945), Vinnie Vincent (1952), Lee Morgan (1938), and Andrew Hill (1931).

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