George Guy

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George "Buddy" Guy is an influential American blues guitarist and singer renowned for his passionate playing style and major impact on Chicago blues and rock music.

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George Guy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
associatedAct B.B. King ⓘ
linked to: B. B. King

Eric Clapton ⓘ
Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
Junior Wells ⓘ
Muddy Waters ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthName George Guy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1936-07-30 ⓘ
familyName Guy ⓘ
genre Chicago blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
influenced Eric Clapton ⓘ
Jeff Beck ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
Jimmy Page ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
knownFor passionate and energetic live performances ⓘ
use of distortion and feedback in blues guitar ⓘ
name Buddy Guy ⓘ
notableAchievement major influence on Chicago blues ⓘ
major influence on rock music guitar playing ⓘ
notableFor influential Chicago blues guitar style ⓘ
notableWork album "Damn Right, I've Got the Blues" ⓘ
album "Feels Like Rain" ⓘ
album "Stone Crazy!" ⓘ
album "Sweet Tea" ⓘ
song "First Time I Met the Blues" ⓘ
song "Stone Crazy" ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Lettsworth, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Chess Records ⓘ
Jive Records ⓘ
Silvertone Records ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ

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Buddy Guy → birthName → George Guy ⓘ
George "Buddy" Guy → birthName → George Guy ⓘ
subject linked to: George Guy