A special one-night-only concert celebrating blues and rock legend Buddy Guy’s 90th birthday has just been announced.
Presented by Live Nation and Blackbird Presents, Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration will take place at Radio City Music Hall on October 1. The evening will celebrate Buddy’s remarkable legacy through performances, collaborations and heartfelt tributes from artists whose music and careers were shaped by his influence.
Born in 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Guy built his first two-string guitar at age seven. Now, at nearly 90 years old, Guy stands as one of the most influential guitarists in American music. Guy is a nine-time Grammy Award winner, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound. He has also won 38 Blues Music Awards, the Billboard Century Award, the Presidential National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor. Rolling Stone ranks him number 23 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”
In addition to Buddy Guy himself, the concert will feature an all-star lineup including Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Shemekia Copeland, Robert Cray, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, Billy F Gibbons, Ivan Neville, Robert Randolph, Bobby Rush, Isaiah Sharkey, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jimmie Vaughan, Ally Venable, Willie Weeks and Kim Wilson with more legendary artists and special guests to be announced. Steve Jordan will serve as the evening’s music director with executive producers Keith Wortman, Garry Buck and Scooter Weintraub.
“Can’t wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving and playing the Blues with all my friends,” said Guy. “We’ll make it a night not just for me, but for the folks who taught us, the friends we’ve played with and the ones coming up behind us.”
In recent years, Buddy announced his Damn Right Farewell Tour. He remains one of the last surviving architects of electric blues.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 26, at 10:00 a.m. ET through buddy90.com and ticketmaster.com. For complete tour details, visit buddy90.com.
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