Living_Proof_(Buddy_Guy_album)

<i>Living Proof</i> (Buddy Guy album)

Living Proof (Buddy Guy album)

2010 studio album by Buddy Guy

Living Proof is Buddy Guy's 15th studio album. After nearly fifty years in the music business, this was Guy's highest charting album ever (until the release of Rhythm & Blues in 2013), peaking at no. 46 on the main Billboard album chart. It won the 2011 Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[8]

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The album loosely follows the progression of Guy's life. "Living Proof was designed partially as an aural autobiography from the legendary Buddy Guy, opening up with the stark summation “74 Years Young,” then running through songs that often address some aspect of a working musician's life."[3]

Musicians


Personnel

  • Tom Hambridge - producer
  • Vance Powell, John Netti, Jim Reitzel, Rob Root, Colin Linden, Michael St. Leon – engineers
  • Ducky Carlisle – mixing engineer
  • Nick Autry – assistant engineer, production assistant
  • Mike Rooney, Joel Margolis – assistant engineers
  • Gilbert Garza – guitar technician
  • Ray Kennedy – mastering

Track listing

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Charts

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