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The Red Hot Blues Of Phil Guy
''The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy'' is the first album by blues musician Phil Guy, recorded in March 1982 and released on JSP Records in that same year. Background and recordings Three months after they recorded ''DJ Play My Blues'' album for Buddy Guy, they entered the Soto Sound Studio in Chicago again to record a new session, but this time led by Phil Guy. They recorded a bunch of songs, which released on two different albums. The first one was released in 1982, and the next a year later, both on JSP. There was some changes in the line-up, Professor Eddie Lusk connected on keyboards, J.W. Williams returned on the bass, Maurice John Vaughn played some saxes. Releases The “Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy” released only on vinyl in 1982, but most of the tracks released on Phil Guy’s ''All Star Chicago Blues Session'' compilation CD in 1994 by JSP. Track listing Note *"Red Dress" is a rework of the blues standard "Hi-Heel Sneakers", written by Tommy Tucker. Personnel * Phil Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Guy
Phil Guy (April 28, 1940 – August 20, 2008) was an American blues guitarist. He was the younger brother of blues guitarist Buddy Guy. Phil and Buddy Guy were frequent collaborators and contribute both guitar and vocal performances on many of each other's albums. Biography Guy was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana. He played with the harmonica player Raful Neal for ten years in the Baton Rouge area. He then relocated to Chicago in 1969, where he joined his brother's band, at the time when his brother was becoming known as an innovator in blues guitar. The brothers collaborated extensively with Junior Wells in the 1970s. Guy recorded a number of albums under his own name in the 1980s and 1990s, branching out into soul and funk. He can be seen in his self-described hippie phase in the film '' Festival Express'', in which the Guy band tours southern Canada by train in 1970 with the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and the Band. Guy worked with Maurice John Vaughn in 1979, notably conver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |