Buddy GuyFilmography

Born:: July 30, 1936
Occupation:: Actor, Producer, Featured Music

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In the Electric Mist

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen, Ned Beatty

Synopsis: A detective tracking a serial killer who preys on young women finds his investigation complicated by a glamorous Hollywood starlet and a ruthless crime kingpin in director Bertrand Tavernier's adaptation of the James Lee Burke novel In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead. Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski Read More

2009
Cadillac Records

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Beyoncé Knowles, Columbus Short

Synopsis: Directed by TV veteran Darnell Martin, the musical drama Cadillac Records documents the compelling true-life story of the Chicago record label that helped the world discover such legendary artists as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Chuck Berry. Founded in 1950 by Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody Read More

12/5/08
Shine a Light

Synopsis: After exploring the careers of the Band and Bob Dylan in The Last Waltz and No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, respectively, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese turns his lens on rock & roll legends the Rolling Stones for this feature focusing on two concerts from the band's 2006 A Bigger Bang tour. In Read More

4/4/08
Blues Legends: Junior Wells

Actors: Junior Weels, Buddy Guy

Synopsis: Captured live at Nightstage, this 1989 performance by blues legend Junior Wells and special guest Buddy Guy find the revered musicians collaborating on such timeless songs as James Brown's "Super Bad" and Muddy Waters' "I Got My Mojo Workin'". An additional backstage interview with the two Read More

2007
Experience Hendrix

Actors: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Double Trouble, Indigenous, Living Colour, Eric Gales

Synopsis: Its title a deliberate play on the name of Jimi Hendrix's legendary backup band, the release Experience Hendrix actually cuts together footage from two all-star concerts designed and mounted to pay homage to the famous blues rock-acid rock guitarist: the first shot in San Diego, California; the Read More

2007
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert

Actors: Kate Voegele, Shannon Brown, The Supersuckers, Arlo Guthrie, Buddy Guy

Synopsis: This concert film captures the highlights of the 2007 Farm Aid Music festival, which marked the fundraiser's 20th anniversary. Some of the featured performers in the release include Emmylou Harris, Wilco, Widespread Panic, John Mellencamp, and more. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

2007
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Actors: Eric Clapton

Synopsis: Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 offers footage from that edition of the annual charity event. This particular line-up includes performances by Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, and Willie Nelson, as well as Clapton himself paying homage to his dear friend George Harrison. ~ Perry Seibert, All Read More

2007
Soundstage: John Mayer With Buddy Guy, Part 1

Actors: John Mayer, Buddy Guy

2005
Lightning in a Bottle

Actors: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Ruth Brown, Solomon Burke, Ben Cauley, Natalie Cole

Synopsis: The United States Congress named 2003 the "Year of the Blues" as part of an initiative by several musical education groups to make more Americans aware of the history and heritage of blues music, one of America's most important homegrown art forms. To kick off this celebration of the blues, a Read More

10/22/04
Carlos Santana Presents Blues at Montreux 2004: Buddy Guy, Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Actors: Carlos Santana, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Bobby Parker, Buddy Guy

Synopsis: The Montreux Music Festival gets an infectious case of the blues as Carlos Santana assumes the roles of musical director and special guest guitarist for this memorable night of music captured live on July 12, 2004 and featuring three of the biggest names in blues guitar. In the first set, Bobby Read More

2004
Antone's: Home of the Blues

Synopsis: When the biggest names in the blues come out to play, they always know that there's a good time to be had at Antone's. In this release, the history of the legendary Austin, Texas club is explored through detailed interviews with those who kept the music coming throughout the years. Featured Read More

2004
Most Famous Hits: A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live

1997
Buddy Guy with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band: Live - Real Deal

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Masterful blues guitarist Buddy Guy teams up with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band for this special concert video shot during an engagement at Legends, Guy's nightclub in his hometown of Chicago. Buddy Guy With G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band: Live -- The Real Deal features Guy Read More

1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Actors: Don Cheadle, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr., Jenny McCarthy, Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams

Synopsis: In the mode of Quentin Tarantino, this film, directed by Gary Fleder from a script by Scott Rosenberg, concerns itself with hip, smart gangsters. The film is set in Denver, and the title comes from a Warren Zevon song. A retired, good-hearted gangster named Jimmy the Saint (Andy Garcia) runs a Read More

1995
Blues Masters: The Essential History of the Blues, Vol. 2

Synopsis: Follow the development of blues with footage of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Witherspoon, Billie Holiday, Ida Cox, Big Mama Thornton, Joe Turner, Joe Williams and B.B. King. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1993
B.B. King: Blues Summit Concert

Actors: B.B. King

Synopsis: One of the great guitarists of postwar blues, B.B. King teams up with an impressive roster of fellow blues legends in this concert video. B.B. King: Blues Summit Concert includes guest appearances by Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Irma Thomas, Albert Collins, Ruth Brown, and Joe Louis Walker Read More

1993
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

Synopsis: Highlights from Eric Clapton's sold-out 24 night run at London's Royal Albert Hall are featured on this video, which includes guest appearances from Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Phil Collins. Songs include "Running on Faith," "Wonderful Tonight," "Sunshine of Your Read More

1991
Jammin' With the Blues Greats

Synopsis: A live video shot at a 1982 New Jersey date by British blues icon John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers (which at the time included former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor), this concert turned out to be a summit meeting of some of the great names in blues when guitarists Albert King and Buddy Read More

1982
Muddy Waters: Messin' with the Blues

Actors: Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells

Synopsis: Muddy Waters, arguably the single most important artist in postwar electric blues, gets the royal treatment in this concert video, recorded during his appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1974. Joining Waters for this gig are two other blues legends, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, while Rolling Stones Read More

1974
Chicago Blues

Synopsis: Chicago, IL, was arguably the single most important American city in the growth of post-war electric blues. The city played host to one of the nation's most important blues labels, Chess Records, and was home to a number of wildly influential musicians, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon Read More

1972
Learn to Play Blues Guitar with the Greats
Buddy Guy: Teachin' the Blues

Synopsis: Legendary bluesman Buddy Guy teams up with Arlen Roth and the Hot Licks Video crew to teach you a thing or two about the blues. Guy brings his decades-worth of experience as one of the most well-known and respected blues guitarist alive. If you've ever wanted to learn the blues from one of the Read More
Learn to Play Chicago Blues Guitar with the Greats