GUY, GEORGE (BUDDY
). Bluesman ( in Lettsworth, Louisiana). He taught himself to play guitar, but did not play professionally until he settled in Chicago in 1957. There he was influenced by
(B. B.
) Riley King
, Jimmy Reed, Aaron (T-Bone
) Walker,
Muddy Waters
(née McKinley Morganfield)
, and Howlin' Wolf
(née
Chester Burnett
), among others. His performance in a blues contest in 1958 brought him much attention and a recording contract. Thereafter he toured widely...