How blues legend Buddy Guy got his hands on his first guitar
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Hear Buddy Guy play the song by John Lee Hooker that made him want to learn guitar
Buddy Guy’s first guitar cost his father two dollars and only had two strings on it. He would go to sleep with it in his hand, walked around with it and played until his fingers almost bled. He taught himself his favorite John Lee Hooker song on that guitar.
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How blues legend Buddy Guy got his hands on his first guitar
Clip: 7/27/2021 | 3m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Buddy Guy’s first guitar cost his father two dollars and only had two strings on it. He would go to sleep with it in his hand, walked around with it and played until his fingers almost bled. He taught himself his favorite John Lee Hooker song on that guitar.
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Buddy Guy met John Lee Hooker and Big Mama Thornton after years of admiring their music. (1m 41s)
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