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Buddy Guy Biography

Buddy Guy, a legendary blues singer-guitarist, is a veteran of the Chicago blues scene and one of the leaders of modern blues.

He is a multiple winner of the W.C. Handy Award and has won four Grammy Awards in the blues categories. Born in a farming family, Guy made his first guitars out of cigar boxes and wires he pulled from mosquito nets.

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He taught himself to play by listening to the radio and records. Among his early influences were John Lee Hooker, Lightning Hopkins, and Muddy Waters. Guy started performing professionally as a teenager, but he would face stage fright and insecurity, often performing with his back to the audience.

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