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SUMMARY:Buddy Guy
DESCRIPTION:Soul of Buffalo Proudly Presents\nBUDDY GUY 90\nwith special guest The Blood Brothers\n(ft. Albert Castiligia\, Mike Zito & Buffalo’s own Ray Hangen on drums)\nSat JULY 18\, 2026 | 7pm\nLiving Legend Makes 1st Appearance at Kleinhans for His 90th Birthday!\nMore than 57 years after his first known appearance in Buffalo\, NY – at blues guitarist James Paterson’s Governor’s Inn at 621 Sycamore St. in March\, 1969 – and then again during the 1969 Buffalo Blues Festival\, July 11-13\, 1969\, when he was just 33 years old – with co-headliners Muddy Waters\, Howlin’ Wolf\, James Cotton Blues Band\, Luthor Allison and Junior Wells – Living Blues Legend BUDDY GUY celebrates his 90th birthday 12 days early in historic fashion at KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL\, Buffalo\, NY on Saturday\, July 18\, 2026 at 7pm. \nBuddy Guy stands as one of the most influential guitarists in American music. As a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a pioneer of Chicago’s explosive West Side sound\, he has been a guiding force for generations of rock & blues legends. \nThe nine-time GRAMMY winner has also earned a Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY\, 38 Blues Music Awards\, the Billboard Century Award\, the Presidential National Medal of Arts\, and the Kennedy Center Honor. Rolling Stone ranks him #23 on “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” \nBorn in 1936 in Lettsworth\, Louisiana\, Buddy built his first two-string guitar at age seven. His life changed in 1957 when he moved to Chicago and began recording for Chess Records and collaborating with its legendary roster. His raw emotion\, showmanship\, and blistering guitar style reshaped the instrument’s possibilities and set a new standard for electric blues. \nRemarkably\, in 2025 – after a career which includes 110 albums\, singles and live recordings – he released Ain’t Done with the Blues\, produced by longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge\, another Buffalo favorite. The record features The Blind Boys of Alabama\, Peter Frampton\, Joe Walsh\, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram\, and Joe Bonamassa. Its lead single\, “How Blues Is That?” reaffirmed the grit\, humor\, and wisdom that define his late-career longevity. \nAs Buddy shared\, “This album is about where I’ve been and where I’m going… Before they passed\, Muddy\, Wolf\, Walter\, Sonny Boy\, B.B. used to say\, ‘If you outlive me\, just keep the blues alive.’ I’m trying to keep that promise.” \nAin’t Done drew widespread acclaim\, praising Buddy as “masterful\,” “vital\,” and “one of the last of the great bluesmen.” Around the same time\, his appearance in Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster movie SINNERS introduced him to yet another generation. \nNow\, as he celebrates his 90th year\, Buddy Guy remains one of the last surviving architects of electric blues; a bridge from the fields of Louisiana to the clubs of Chicago and the world’s biggest stages. Whether creating new music\, inspiring rising artists\, or electrifying audiences with a fire that has defined him for nearly a century\, Buddy Guy continues to show that the blues not only lives\, it thrives. \nAbout the Blood Brothers \nTwo of modern blues’ most electrifying guitarists. One explosive stage. Blood Brothers brings together award-winning blues guitarists and vocalists Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia\, combining decades of road-tested experience with searing guitar work\, gritty storytelling\, and high energy performances that have made the duo one of the most exciting collaborations on today’s blues circuit.\n\nRay Hangen is a lifetime Touring/Recording Drummer w/Albert Castiglia Band\, Blood Brothers\, Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers\, Gabe Stillman and blues legend Sean Costello. This is his first time performing at Kleinhans!\n\nZito and Castiglia also power the band behind Bill Murray in Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers.\nTickets prices for BUDDY GUY 90 start at only $55\, plus fees. Don’t miss the BIGGEST BLUES show of 2026 in our hometown!
URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/buddyguy/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \,  Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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