Blues Singer Explained

Blues Singer
Type:	studio
Artist:	Buddy Guy
Cover:	Image:BuddyGuy-BluesSinger-cover.jpeg
Released:	2003
Recorded:	Sweet Tea Recording Studio, Oxford, Mississippi
Genre:	Blues
Length:	49:25
Label:	Silvertone Records
Producer:	Dennis Herring
Prev Title:	Sweet Tea
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Bring 'Em In
Next Year:	2005

Blues Singer is the 12th studio album by Buddy Guy^[1] released in 2003 through Silvertone Records.

The album is all acoustic and dedicated to John Lee Hooker with the line, "In Memory of John Lee Hooker. You are missed."

Reception

Billboard noted...

The album was produced by Dennis Herring,^[2] at Sweet Tea Recording Studio in Oxford, Mississippi.

Awards

The album earned Guy the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Personnel

Musicians

• Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
• Jimbo Mathus – guitar
• Jim Keltner – Drums
• Tony Garnier – Upright Bass
• Eric Clapton^[3] – Lead Guitar on tracks 2, 3
• B.B. King^[4] – Lead Guitar on track 2
• The Perrys – Snaps and Handclaps

Production

• Dennis Herring – producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buddy Guy. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2. News: Modest Mouse's 'Ship' on a swell journey. Sculley. Alan. May 10, 2007. Press-Enterprise. 5 June 2011.
3. Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
4. B.B. King appears courtesy of MCA Records