1990 in San Francisco was the first time I heard of Buddy Guy. A 25-year-old co-worker came back from a concert saying she was in love with him. She meant it. So does he. The hair on your neck starts ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Buddy Guy that hits you right in the gut—the way he bends a string, the way his voice trembles with heartbreak, the way he pours a lifetime of joy and sorrow ...

From the stage, the guitar player emphasizes a lyric’s sexual innuendo with a pelvic thrust, jokes with the crowd about their lackluster singing — ”I didn’t come here tonight for you to screw that ...

At his regular spot — the stool with “BG” on the back, way at one end of the bar — the owner of Buddy Guy’s Legends scans the hundreds of people packing his club. Tugging off the pandemic-era mask he ...

Alexander Abad-Santos is a former writer for The Wire.

Buddy Guy, who just turned 88, will be officially retired from the road by early fall. Only, before that happens, before the Chicago legend slows, a few facts demand context. For one, retirement doesn ...