Buddy’s Blues

~ Release by Buddy Guy (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Worried Mind
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-08-14)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist) (on 1963-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1963-08-14)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1963-08-14)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1963-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-08-14) and Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1963-08-14)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1963-08-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1963)
recording of:
Worried Mind (on 1963-08-14)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Mic-Shau Music Co.
3:59
2First Time I Met the Blues
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-03-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-03-02)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (on 1960-03-02)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-03-02), Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02) and Bob Neely (on 1960-03-02)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-02)
recording of:
First Time I Met the Blues (on 1960-03-02)
composer:
Eurreal Montgomery
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Flomont Music, Flomont Music Publishing Co. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
cover recording of:
First Time I Met the Blues
composer:
Eurreal Montgomery
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Flomont Music, Flomont Music Publishing Co. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
32:18
3Let Me Love You Baby
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-12-16)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-12-16)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1960-12-16)
membranophone:
Fred Below
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-12-16) and Bob Neely (on 1960-12-16)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-16)
recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby (on 1960-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing), Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing), Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
12:53
4I Found a True Love
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
guitar [second guitar]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
I Found A True Love (on 1961-12-07)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
26:16
5Pretty Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-12-07) and Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
Pretty Baby (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
4:03
6My Time After a While (alternate)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1964-06-10)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist) (on 1964-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1964-06-10)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
piano:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1964-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1964-06-10)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
recording of:
My Time After While (on 1964-06-10)
writer:
Ronald Dean Badger, Sheldon Feinberg and Robert Geddins
publisher:
B-Flat Publishing, Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Carriage House Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Merry Making Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
My Time After While (on 1964-06-10)
writer:
Ronald Dean Badger, Sheldon Feinberg and Robert Geddins
publisher:
B-Flat Publishing, Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Carriage House Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Merry Making Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
13:19
7Stone Crazy
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 99)
recording of:
Stone Crazy (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
27:11
8Keep It to Myself (a.k.a. Keep It to Yourself)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966-08)
bass:
Phil Upchurch (in 1966-08)
drums (drum set):
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) (in 1966-08)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1966-08) and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1966-08)
instruments:
remainder unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1966-08)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge (in 1966-08)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (in 1966-08)
cover recording of:
Keep It to Yourself (in 1966-08)
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:45
9Ten Years Ago
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-12-16)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-12-16)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1960-12-16)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-12-16) and Bob Neely (on 1960-12-16)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-16)
recording of:
Ten Years Ago (on 1960-12-16)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
2:37
10Got to Use Your Head
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-05-23)
bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1965-05-23)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1965-05-23)
electronic organ:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1965-05-23)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-05-23) and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1965-05-23)
tenor saxophone:
Milton Bland (on 1965-05-23) and A.C. Reed (on 1965-05-23)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-05-23)
recording of:
You Got to Use Your Head (on 1965-05-23)
writer:
Buddy Guy and Little Brother Montgomery
publisher:
Mic-Shau Music Co.
2:12
11I Cry and Sing the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1967-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1967-07)
instruments:
unknown personnel ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1967-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (in 1967-07)
cover recording of:
I Cry and Sing the Blues (in 1967-07)
writer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
3:14
12She Suits Me to a Tee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966-08)
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Gene Barge
bass:
Phil Upchurch (in 1966-08)
drums (drum set):
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) (in 1966-08)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1966-08) and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1966-08)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge (in 1966-08)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (in 1966-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recording of:
She Suits Me to a Tee (in 1966-08)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), John Stedman Music Publishing and Mic-Shau Music Company
2:16
13My Love Is Real
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-02-08)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist) (on 1963-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (on 1963-02-08)
guitar:
Lacy Gibson (on 1963-02-08) and Buddy Guy (on 1963-02-08)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1963-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-02-08) and Bob Neely (on 1963-02-08)
recording of:
My Love Is Real (on 1963-02-08)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
2:38
14Leave My Girl Alone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-05-23)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1965-05-23)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1965-05-23)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-05-23) and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1965-05-23)
organ:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1965-05-23)
tenor saxophone:
Monk Higgins (on 1965-05-23) and A.C. Reed (on 1965-05-23)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965)
recording of:
Leave My Girl Alone (on 1965-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:26
15When My Left Eye Jumps
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Gene Barge
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1962-08-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Phil Thomas (US blues drummer) (on 1962-08-12)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1962-08-12) and Buddy Guy (on 1962-08-12)
organ:
Lafayette Leake (on 1962-08-12)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Abe Locke (on 1962-08-12) and Jarett Gibson (on 1962-08-12)
trumpet:
Sonny Turner (blues trumpet) (on 1962-08-12) and Murray Watson (trumpeter) (on 1962-08-12)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1962-08-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1962-08-12)
cover recording of:
When My Left Eye Jumps (on 1962-08-12)
writer:
Willie Dixon and Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:55

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
art direction and design:Eyetoeye.com (art direction and design)
photography:Don Bronstein
Ray Flerlage (photographer)
Doug Fulton (photographer)
Joseph Sia
Brian Smith (photographer)
producer:Gene Barge
Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
Willie Dixon
Andy McKaie
remastering:Erick Labson
compiler:Andy McKaie
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music International Ltd. (not for release label use! copyrights only) (in 1997)
remastered at:MCA Music Media Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3586296 [info]