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Buddy Guy 90th Birthday Concert
Buddy Guy plays through 90th birthday concert despite curfew.
In brief
Buddy Guy plays through 90th birthday concert despite curfew. Buddy Guy performed at 90th birthday concert in New York despite curfew rules. Originally reported by Guitar World.
Curfew tension
Stage curfews in New York are serious business as Buddy Guy and Bobby Rush play past 10pm.
“It's almost 11, and Buddy Guy and Bobby Rush are piling one blues classic on top of another”
Buddy Guy's stage presence
Guy's Cheshire Cat grin grows as he responds to Bobby Rush's encouragement with a stinging Strat solo.
“Y'all wanna hear another one?”
Concert title and date
Buddy's Got The Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration held October 1 at Radio City Music Hall.
“Buddy's Got The Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration”
Guest list
John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and others joined Buddy Guy for the 90th birthday celebration.
“Aloe Blacc, Susan Tedeschi, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., Eric Gales, John Mayer, Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks, Jimmie Vaughan and Ally Venable”
Opening performance
Guy, guitarist Isaiah Sharkey and Derek Trucks played I'm In The Mood with low-stakes porch jam energy.
“I'm In The Mood”
Generational performances
Three generations of blues musicians reinterpreted Buddy Guy's classics with their own styles.
“One after the other, three generations of virtuosos put their own spins on Guy's voluminous body of work”
Key performances
Eric Clapton was listed but unable to perform due to illness, while others delivered standout renditions.
“Crosscut Saw”
Closing performance
Guy and the full band reunited for Hoochie Coochie Man and Got My Mojo Workin' to end the concert.
“Hoochie Coochie Man and Got My Mojo Workin'”
The main idea
Buddy Guy performed at 90th birthday concert in New York despite curfew rules.
