Paying Tribute To A Music Legend: Buddy Guy Turns 85
Chicago blues musicians join Reset to share how blues icon Buddy Guy has inspired them.
By Meha AhmadPaying Tribute To A Music Legend: Buddy Guy Turns 85
Chicago blues musicians join Reset to share how blues icon Buddy Guy has inspired them.
By Meha Ahmad
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Chicagoan and blues legend Buddy Guy is turning 85. He’s the subject of a new PBS documentary, “Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away.”
Reset sits down with Chicago blues musicians Joanna Connor, Billy Branch and Dave Specter to hear about Guy’s impact and influence on other Chicago artists.
GUESTS: Matt Mitchener, co-director of the PBS documentary “Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away”
Joanna Connor, singer, songwriter and blues guitarist
Billy Branch, blues harmonica player and three-time Grammy nominee
Dave Specter, blues and jazz musician and producer