![]() It didn't take long after that for the new kid in town to establish himself. But times were tough initially, until he turned up the juice as a showman (much as another of his early idols, Guitar Slim, had back home). Guy journeyed to Chicago in 1957, ready to take the town by storm. But by the time he joined harpist Raful Neal's band, Guy had conquered his nervousness. Tichenor's antiseptic and wine to ward off an advanced case of stage fright. He's come a long way from his beginnings on the 1950s Baton Rouge blues scene - at his first gigs with bandleader "Big Poppa" John Tilley, the young guitarist had to chug a stomach-jolting concoction of Dr. High-energy guitar histrionics and boundless on-stage energy have always been Guy trademarks, along with a tortured vocal style that's nearly as distinctive as his incendiary rapid-fire fretwork. ![]() Eric Clapton unabashedly calls Buddy Guy his favorite blues axeman, and so do a great many adoring fans worldwide. ![]() Times sure have changed for the better - Guy's first three albums for Silvertone in the '90s all earned Grammys. Yet there was a time, and not all that long ago either, when Buddy Guy couldn't even negotiate a decent record deal. He's Chicago's blues king today, ruling his domain just as his idol and mentor Muddy Waters did before him. ![]()
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