Buddy Guy: The Life of "The Legend" and a Story of the Chicago Blues

The definitive biography of the last living link to the Chicago blues titans, and the man who shaped the sound of modern rock-revealing how a sharecropper’s son from Louisiana became the mentor, muse, and musical north star for generations of blues and rock stars, while dedicating his life to keeping the blues alive for the futureBuddy Guy is the final living bridge between the Chicago blues and the global explosion of rock music that followed.When Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Little Walter ruled Chess Records, Buddy was there-absorbing and pushing the music forward. And he would become the blues oracle to some of the greatest guitarists in history, directly influencing Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and countless others. Drawing on years of research, interviews, and deep access to Buddy’s inner circle-including Clapton, George Benson, Elvin Bishop, Greg Guy, and more-acclaimed music biographer Sandra B.Tooze delivers the mos