A Man and the Blues

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A Man and the Blues
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Studio album by
Buddy Guy
Released1968
Recorded1968
StudioUniversal Studios, Chicago
GenreBlues
Length37:51[1][2]
LabelVanguard
ProducerSamuel Charters
Buddy Guy chronology
Left My Blues in San Francisco
(1967) 		A Man and the Blues
(1968) 		Hold That Plane!
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone(positive) [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[5]
Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[6]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings3.5/4 stars[7]

A Man and the Blues is the second studio album by blues guitarist Buddy Guy. It was recorded and released in 1968 on Vanguard Records. It features four Guy originals, a cover of Barrett Strong's Tamla Motown hit "Money", and a playful adaptation of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb", covered in a similar fashion by Stevie Ray Vaughan in the 1980s.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Man and the Blues"Buddy Guy6:17
2."I Can't Quit the Blues"Buddy Guy3:15
3."Money (That's What I Want)"Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford2:49
4."One Room Country Shack"Mercy Dee Walton5:35
5."Mary Had a Little Lamb"Traditional Lyrics, Music by Guy2:27
6."Just Playing My Axe"Buddy Guy2:50
7."Sweet Little Angel"B.B. King5:35
8."Worry, Worry"Pluma Davis, Jules Taub6:14
9."Jam on a Monday Morning"Buddy Guy2:50

Personnel[]

  • Buddy Guy - lead guitar & lead vocals
  • Otis Spann - piano
  • Wayne Bennett - rhythm guitar
  • Jack Myers - bass guitar
  • Donald Hankins, Aaron Corthen, Bobby Fields - saxophones
  • Lonny Taylor, Fred Below - drums & percussion

References[]

  1. ^ "Buddy Guy - Man and the Blues CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 1990-10-25. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ^ "Music: A Man And The Blues (CD) by Buddy Guy". Tower.com. 1990-10-25. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. ^ Dahl, Bill. "Buddy Guy: A Man and the Blues > Review". Allmusic.
  4. ^ Gifford, Barry (10 August 1968), Records, Rolling Stone
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. ISBN 9780857125958.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. buddy guy.
  7. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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