Damn Right, I've Got The Blues (Expanded Edition)

Performer: Buddy Guy
Artist: Jeff Beck; Mark Knopfler; Eric Clapton; The Memphis Horns
Producer: John Porter
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Buddy Guy (vocals, electric guitar); Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton (electric guitar); Neil Hubbard, John Porter (guitar); Malcolm Duncan (saxophone); Sid Gauld (trumpet); Neil Sidwell (trombone); Mick Weaver (piano, organ); Pete Wingfield (piano); Greg Rzab (bass); Richie Hayward (drums). Memphis Horns: Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet). This Expanded Edition of "Damn Right, I've Got The Blues" includes two bonus tracks. Personnel: Buddy Guy (vocals, electric guitar); Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, John Porter , Mark Knopfler, Neil Hubbard (guitar); The Memphis Horns (horns); Mick Weaver (piano, organ); Pete Wingfield (piano); Greg Rzab (bass guitar); Richie Hayward (drums); Tessa Niles, Carol Kenyon, New Hooligans, Kate KIssoon (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Anthony DeCurtis. Recording information: 1991. And in 1991, he had good reason. At that point, Guy had not made a studio album for a decade. The fact that Eric Clapton, who made sure that Buddy was a regular guest on his Royal Albert Hall blues nights, had called him the world's greatest guitarist still had not gained him a recording contract. Silvertone put that right with sessions that included the best session men from Britain and America, with guest appearances by Clapton, Jeff Beck and Mark Knopfler. The album showed all sides of Guy's talent, the blues singer, the soul man and the extravagantly gifted guitarist. A reluctant star, he has nevertheless taken full advantage of his new-found status as the uncrowned King of Chicago Blues.New York Times (1/1/92) - "...With savagely frenetic guitar solos and a voice that's faced down hard times, the longtime blues mainstay delivered the best album of his career..." Rolling Stone (2/6/92, pg.79) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...as good as Guy gets...damn good news for the blues..."

Eric Clapton once called Buddy Guy "the greatest blues guitarist ever." Guy, along with contemporary Magic Sam, took the sounds of Chicago blues of the 1950s and ratcheted them up a notch, in the process creating a new form of controlled blues mayhem. Born in Louisiana, he moved to Chicago as a young man in 1957 and served an apprenticeship with Chicago blues king Muddy Waters while getting his own solo career underway. Guy's frequent collaborations with harmonica player Junior Wells are among his best work.

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