Blues man Buddy Guy reflects on his favorite album, B.B King's "Live at the Regal". Read the full description.
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Broadcast History
This segment will air nationally on NPR's World Cafe on October 24 (this piece can air prior or afterwards on your station)
Timing and Cues
4:51
Begins Dry with Buddy Guy "my name is Buddy guy. I'm a musician branded as a blues musician...
Ends with music
Musical Works
B.B. King "Live at the Regal" (ABC/MCA, 1965)
"Every Day I Have the Blues"
"Help the Poor"
"Sweet Little Angel"
"You Upset me Baby"
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Steve Yasko
Posted on November 24, 2005 at 06:10 AM | Permalink
Review of Musicians on the Record: Buddy Guy
Essentialy a self told biography piece and and a damn good one at that. These are the hardest pieces to create. What to leave in what to leave out...and if the production values are not perfect, the story gets muddled.
No worries here. Buddy is comfortable and is enganged, telling stories about his favorite record, how live music influences him and a just the right pinch of the social realities of the blues.
Perfectly edited and produced. Stations who are not World Cafe subscribers should be able to find a place for this segment in a local news magazine or local music program.