Damn right I’ve got the blues! Ranked at number 30 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of Top 100 Guitarists of All Time, Buddy Guy is a blues disciple. Since the start of his career in the early 1960s, he’s left a definitive fingerprint in the evolution of the blues with his fiery, virtuosic guitar playing and soulful vocals. Known for his showmanship and wild stage antics, the 76-year old Guy plays with astonishing energy and often strolls offstage into the crowd during guitar solos. His music has influenced such notable musicians as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughn, which is why he is known as the bridge between the blues and rock and roll. According to Eric Clapton, “Buddy Guy is by far and without a doubt the best guitar player alive.” If he’s good enough for Clapton, he’s good enough for the rest of us.
7:30pm. $27.50-$59.50. Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, 2700 Broadway (off the Anthony Wayne Trail). 419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org.—GMK
Damn right I’ve got the blues! Ranked at number 30 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of Top 100 Guitarists of All Time, Buddy Guy is a blues disciple. Since the start of his career in the early 1960s, he’s left a definitive fingerprint in the evolution of the blues with his fiery, virtuosic guitar playing and soulful vocals. Known for his showmanship and wild stage antics, the 76-year old Guy plays with astonishing energy and often strolls offstage into the crowd during guitar solos. His music has influenced such notable musicians as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughn, which is why he is known as the bridge between the blues and rock and roll. According to Eric Clapton, “Buddy Guy is by far and without a doubt the best guitar player alive.” If he’s good enough for Clapton, he’s good enough for the rest of us.
7:30pm. $27.50-$59.50. Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, 2700 Broadway (off the Anthony Wayne Trail). 419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org.—GMK
