Buddy Guy
Latest Buddy Guy news, guitars, gear, music, performances, and collaborations covered by Guitar Radar.
Guitar Radar has 3 stories about Buddy Guy, tracking new music, tours, collaborations and gear. Most of it sits under players. The most recent story, from Oct 3, 2026, is “Buddy Guy Celebrates 90 at Radio City With Mayer, Trucks, Bonamassa and a Blues All-Star Cast”. Coverage here goes back to Sep 23, 2026.
About Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy is a Chicago blues guitarist who played on sessions for Chess Records and in Muddy Waters' band in the 1960s, backing artists such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Koko Taylor. He first played Guild semi-hollow guitars, then switched to Fender Stratocasters after seeing Guitar Slim play one and finding it handled weather better.
His comeback album Damn Right, I've Got the Blues, released in 1991 on Silvertone after Eric Clapton invited him to guest at Royal Albert Hall shows, earned the first of his Grammy Awards. The polka-dot Stratocaster has become his visual trademark: Guy asked Fender for a guitar to remind him of a story about a polka-dot Cadillac, Fender worked out how to stamp the dots, and it grew into a Buddy Guy Signature line. He also plays a Martin acoustic with polka dots on its rosette, bridge and fingerboard.
Sources: Guitar World: Buddy Guy on why the Stratocaster is a blues guitar · Far Out: Buddy Guy and his signature polka dots · Premier Guitar: Buddy Guy, Keepin' the Blues Alive
Stories
Buddy Guy Celebrates 90 at Radio City With Mayer, Trucks, Bonamassa and a Blues All-Star Cast
The October 1 concert moved from an intimate opening trio to a curfew-breaking ensemble finale built around Guy's songs and influence.
Oct 3, 2026
Bill Murray sings 'Crossroads' with Clapton as the festival opens in Austin
Night one at the Moody Center moved from Clapton and Sonny Landreth through Joe Bonamassa, John McLaughlin and Julian Lage to a closing jam with Tedeschi Trucks Band and John Mayer.
Sep 28, 2026
Crossroads Guitar Festival returns to Austin this weekend with a multi-generation guitar lineup
Eric Clapton's seventh Crossroads festival lands at Moody Center September 26–27, pairing veterans including Buddy Guy and John Mayer with first-time appearances from Tommy Emmanuel and Julian Lage.
Sep 23, 2026