Born to Play Guitar explained

Born to Play Guitar
Type:	studio
Artist:	Buddy Guy
Cover:	File:Born_To_Play_Guitar_cover.jpg
Released:	July 31, 2015
Genre:	Blues
Label:	RCA Records
Producer:	Tom Hambridge
Prev Title:	Rhythm & Blues
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	The Blues Is Alive and Well
Next Year:	2018

Born to Play Guitar is the 17th studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 2015.^[1] It peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart on August 22, 2015.^[2]

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album in 2016.^{[3] [4]}

Musicians

• Buddy Guy - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Tom Hambridge - Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Triangle, Wind Chimes, Background Vocals
• Doyle Bramhall II - 12 String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
• Rob McNelley - Electric Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Slide Guitar
• Kenny Greenberg - Electric Guitar
• Bob Britt - Electric Guitar, Resonator Guitar
• Billy Cox - Electric Bass
• Glenn Worf - Electric Bass, Upright Bass
• Michael Rhodes - Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
• Tommy Macdonald - Electric Bass
• Reese Wynans - Clavinet, Hammond B3, Grand Piano, Upright Piano, Wurlitzer
• Kevin McKendree - African Piano, Hammond B3, Piano
• Rob McKendree - Clavinet
• The McCrary Sisters - Background Vocals
• Chris Carmichael - strings, string arrangement

Guest Musicians

• Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals
• Kim Wilson - harmonica
• Joss Stone - vocals
• Van Morrison - vocals

Personnel

• Tom Hambridge - Producer, Composer, Mixing
• Ducky Carlisle - Engineer, Mixing
• Michael Saint-Leon - Engineer
• Jonathan Joseph - Engineer
• Nathan James - Engineer
• Seth Morton - Assistant Engineer
• Roger Seibel - Mastering
• Erwin Gorostiza Creative Director
• Tommy Macdonald - Production Assistant
• Gilbert Garza - Guitar Technician
• Josh Cheuse - Art Direction, Design, Photography
• Bradley Cook - Cover Photo

Notes and References

1. News: Fricke. David. Born to Play Guitar. 5 October 2015. Rolling Stone. 31 July 2015.
2. Buddy Guy chart history. Billboard. 5 October 2015. 7 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007221558/http://www.billboard.com/artist/298493/buddy-guy/chart. dead.
3. Web site: Steffen . Chris . 2016 Grammy Winners, With AllMusic Reviews . . 2016-02-16.
4. Web site: Jon Cleary, Buddy Guy win at Grammys . NOLA.com . 2016-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824204625/http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2016/02/jon_cleary_buddy_guy_grammy_win_blues_alb.html . 2017-08-24 . dead .