Buddy Guy
Wins
9
Nominations
16
Category
Biography
"I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it — I like to see everybody smile."
- Born George Guy July 30, 1936, in Lettsworth, Louisiana.
- Buddy Guy released his debut album, I Left My Blues In San Francisco, in 1967. His first album to chart on the Billboard 200 was 1991's Damn Right I've Got The Blues, which reached No. 136 and was certified gold. Guy's classic catalog includes blues standards such as "Sweet Little Angel," "Stone Crazy" and "Feels Like Rain."
- Guy won his first career GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Damn Right I've Got The Blues for 1991. He won the same category two years later for Feels Like Rain. He made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 51st GRAMMY Awards, performing "Bo Diddley" with B.B. King, John Mayer and Keith Urban in tribute to Bo Diddley.
- Did you know? In the '60s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records.
- Guy was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album Winner
Ain’t Done With The Blues
Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Michael Saint-Leon, Lowell Reynolds
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Best Traditional Blues Album
The Blues Don’t Lie
Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album Winner
The Blues Is Alive And Well
Ducky Carlisle, Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Michael Saint-Leon
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Best American Roots Performance
Born To Play Guitar
Buddy Guy
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Best Blues Album Winner
Born To Play Guitar
Ducky Carlisle, Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
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Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner
Living Proof
Ducky Carlisle, Buddy Guy, Vance Powell, Tom Hambridge
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Best Traditional Blues Album
Skin Deep
Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Bring 'Em In
Buddy Guy
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Best Traditional Blues Album Winner
Blues Singer
Ed Cherney, Dennis Herring, Buddy Guy, Jacquire King
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Sweet Tea
Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Heavy Love (Album)
Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Live! The Real Deal (Album)
Buddy Guy
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
SRV Shuffle
Buddy Guy, Art Neville, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt
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Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner
Slippin' In
Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner
Feels Like Rain
Buddy Guy
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Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner
Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
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