Buddy Guy - Live: The Real Deal

2019 European CD reissue. This fine, atmospheric 1996 live album finds Buddy Guy backed by the Saturday Night Live Band, playing a nine-song set at his own “Legends” night club in Chicago, Illinois. This is Buddy Guy in his best Blues mood, no frills, just great guitar playing and soulful singing, a really strong performance by the sixty-year-old guitarist performing a seven-minute version of his classic Chess single “My Time After A While”. Buddy Guy‘s playing is tight and thoroughly inspired, and he gets superb backing from former Chuck Berry-pianist Johnnie Johnson, whose solo on the T-Bone Walker-like “I’ve Got News For You” is one of several instrumental highlights.