Live at Legends features Guy s last live recordings from his now-shuttered original Legends blues club in Chicago, captured during his January residency there in 2010. The album features a number of Buddy Guy live favorites including two amazing medleys: John Lee Hooker s Boom Boom into Cream s Strange Brew; and Jimi Hendrix s Voodoo Child into Cream s Sunshine of Your Love. In addition to the live recordings, Live at Legends includes 3 previously unreleased studio recordings from Guy s critically acclaimed Living Proof album sessions: Polka Dot Love, Coming For You, and Country Boy.
The recipient of over 30 awards and accolades, Guy was recently selected to receive this year s Kennedy Center Honors alongside Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin. The 35th annual ceremony will be televised on December 26th at 9:00 PM on CBS.
In a career that spans nearly 50 years with over 50 albums released, the illustrious Buddy Guy has received 28 Blues Music Awards (formerly W. C. Handy Awards), 6 Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, the first annual Great Performer of Illinois Award, a Billboard Music Awards Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement and the Presidential National Medal of Arts.