Artist

Buddy Guy

Wins

9

Nominations

16

Category

American Roots Music Rock

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.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Buddy Guy

  • Best Traditional Blues Album Winner

    Ain’t Done With The Blues

    Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Michael Saint-Leon, Lowell Reynolds

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    The Blues Don’t Lie

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Traditional Blues Album Winner

    The Blues Is Alive And Well

    Ducky Carlisle, Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Michael Saint-Leon

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Born To Play Guitar

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Blues Album Winner

    Born To Play Guitar

    Ducky Carlisle, Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner

    Living Proof

    Ducky Carlisle, Buddy Guy, Vance Powell, Tom Hambridge

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Skin Deep

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Bring 'Em In

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Traditional Blues Album Winner

    Blues Singer

    Ed Cherney, Dennis Herring, Buddy Guy, Jacquire King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Sweet Tea

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Heavy Love (Album)

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Live! The Real Deal (Album)

    Buddy Guy

  • Rock Instrumental Performance Winner

    SRV Shuffle

    Buddy Guy, Art Neville, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner

    Slippin' In

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner

    Feels Like Rain

    Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner

    Damn Right, I've Got The Blues

    Buddy Guy

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