Buddy Guy
The Robert Cray Band
7:30 PM
Tuesday, August 22nd
Ravinia Pavilion
200 Ravinia Park Road
$45, $15 (lawn)

According to www.ravinia.org, Blues legend and Grammy winner Buddy Guy has influenced superstars like Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix. Along with his raging blues guitar, Buddy Guy’s soulful, sometimes tortured vocals make the music a unique experience. I believe he currently holds the title of “Blues King of Chicago,” just like Muddy Waters did before him.

The bluesy Robert Cray Band opens.

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Album Description:
2005 INDUCTEE TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!

BRAND NEW, EXPANDED EDITION OF BUDDY’S GRAMMY-WINNING, GOLD-CERTIFIED RELEASE!

To celebrate Buddy Guy’s newest and bluest accolade, Silvertone Records is pleased to announce the Expanded Edition of his breakthrough Grammy-winning, gold-certified release, Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues (Best Contemporary Blues Album). This special edition includes 2 tracks previously unavailable in the U.S. – in fact, formerly released as b-sides in the U.K. The album cover will be true to the original, but beautifully enhanced with a special silver background. As another added bonus, Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues, Expanded Edition will feature brand new liner notes from none other than Anthony DeCurtis, the Rolling Stone editor and writer at large.

Amazon.com essential recording:
This guest-studded CD relaunched Buddy Guy’s career and set him toward the pinnacle of contemporary blues. Despite turns from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, and others, it’s Guy who burns brightest–and loudest. He delivers roaring, exuberant performances of classic R&B (”Mustang Sally”), old-time blues (”Black Night”), and house rockers (”Where Is the Next One Coming From”). Most poignant, though, is his seven-minute instrumental “Rememberin’ Stevie,” which not only rekindles the fiery spirit of his own youth, but pays sensitive tribute to his late friend and admirer Stevie Ray Vaughan. This is the blueprint for Guy’s current performing style. –Ted Drozdowski

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