The Legend - Buddy Guy performing at his last concert

At 88 years old, Buddy Guy still loves performing for his fans. This was supposedly his last concert performance, which took place at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL on 9/14/2024.

[@thomassackett4091]

i drove buddy many times,on his tours. a real gentleman....he called me SMOOTH AS SILK...quite the compliment.

[@parkst.frankfranklin3986]

That's an interesting job.

[@thomassackett4091]

@@parkst.frankfranklin3986 hard work,basic knowledge of plumbing/electrial/diesel engines/12 volt-24 volt/satellite etc...just a few.

[@davetrayford]

@@parkst.frankfranklin3986 THE unspoken "driving force" of a band's success. Buddy has a very nice touring bus, too...too bad they will be parking or selling it...would maybe make a nice little Guy museum !!

[@threeshocks5769]

Had the privilege of meeting him several times at Bullwinkle's

[@billyvitale8994]

A huge if not the greatest living legend amongst us. At 88 he delivers a breath taking performance....amazing. God bless you Buddy....you still have a lot to give...thanks for inspiring and fostering values of the highest emotional level imaginable with modesty passion and the pureness of a child...thank you thank you thank you!

[@newellbate]

He shook my hand after we warmed up for him. I was totally blown away.

[@beachcomber4141]

God, please don't let it be this mans last concert!! Who can stop time..........none of us. Hendrix sat as he feat with a tape recorder. Clapton said he was the greatest guitar player alive, he played with SRV on his last concert.... 88 years old, and crushing it. I didn't get to see Muddy or Mr. Wolf, but I did get to see Buddy Guy. Thank you Buddy for being one of the most exciting blues guitar players to ever live.

[@RaymondCarver-vy9uk]

I can see him ending the days of big tours, but I figure he'll still play at his club once in a while like he usually does.

[@stewartfenton7660]

I bet he will.​@@RaymondCarver-vy9uk

[@stevepick9527]

Saw Buddy twice at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, right around the corner from where I live. Such an entertaining Bluesman, with all his stories of past greats and his amazing performance. Its a small venue and he came into the audience and was within three feet of me… got some great video footage! He is the elder statesman for the blues now…long live Buddy Guy!❤️

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

He is the living testament and embodiment of all the bluesmen guitarists that have fallen before him. And that is extremely evident in his charisma and playing!!!!! Long live Buddy Guy!!! 🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥🔥

[@KenIn_NH]

Here's hoping Buddy still has a few more gigs in him. Seen him several times and always put on a fantastic show...and he can work a crowd like nobody else. A fine bluesman and even finer human being. BRAVO SIR! Enjoy your so very well deserved retirement. 👏👏👏👏

[@ericsfc1ea.16]

Always the showman of the blues, what a class act!

[@405Lenny]

88 years old? It is incredible! I’ve been a fan since “Live At Pepper’s Lounge” with Jr. Wells in the mid 1960’s. 👍👍

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Don't mind me asking. Who were the musicians that played?

[@alonzogarbanzo]

Wow. Still the mighty showman. Thanks, Buddy. You've always been an inspiration.

[@MrJackrockerman]

His voice is the blues.. even without guitar, you can feel the blue things when black man singing the blues.. ❤

[@ivandubinsky1857]

The one and only...a real class act.

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Guy is one "of". Has brought joy to so many over the years.Thanks good BUDDY😊

[@torstrasburg8289]

Tears as I watch and listen. Time ain't long...

[@PK-bh1ww]

When Buddy gave a concert in my area about 20 yrs ago and walked among the audience, I was in the front row and gave him a pin that said I love the night life. He was still hot at age 70.

[@Ideagent]

Wow! Buddy Guy has got more soul in his playing and singing than any other musician living today! Thank you for sharing this video!

[@stewartfenton7660]

It's that gospel feel he's always had.

[@JeanLeite-d1e]

Living Legend right here! Thanks for the music Buddy!

[@ryanschramek322]

Buddy still struttin his stuff! He sure is a living breathing Rocket 88!

[@tonetone7572]

i went to one of his "last shows" last yr and he's still going... i got to see him for decades in his prime in small bars and very intimate settings,, so glad he got the deserved recognition that brought him to bigger venues but those shows in the bars were something else...thank you Buddy.

[@benallmark9671]

No damn doubt. You’re a lucky SOB.

[@markwakephord3049]

Buddy is a true legend of the Blues. An absolute Master. Saw him live in Atlanta about 20 years ago. Brilliant performance indeed 👏

[@tennwilcox8663]

Love you Buddy, Only 55 but been a fan from first listen to since around '87 You ain't done, too much fun.

[@stevenbullock9276]

What an amazing man! He's forgotten more about guitar playing than I'll ever know. In the last 24 hours. Had the pleasure of seeing him a couple of times- always made the show fun. I remember one show he came up missing, then he was playing in the crowd very close to me. Awesome!

[@mikesullivan5219]

I saw Buddy perform 24 years ago in Dayton Ohio......he was 64...I was 44...fantastic show!

[@clake1976]

I hope Buddy achieves immortality so all future generations get this experience

[@Independently_Minded]

His showmanship, his voice, his playing--he's still got it. Legend. I can only hope I am still as with it when I reach his age. Love.

[@glynnbaker5448]

Buddy Guy, what a Legend 🎸🎸. Thank you for sharing.

[@Hughenn]

I shook his hand 30 years ago and haven't washed it since. A true legend.

[@donvanevery3235]

I was blessed enough to see him and BB king live.. at a concert a couple of days before 9/11, where they cancelled shows.. and as much as the word legend gets wrecklessly throwns around.. they are 2 TRUE LEGENDS

[@dwrbrtsn]

I got to meet Buddy at his club, Legends, in Chicago in 2018. One of the greats.

[@jimfritz2087]

I met him there once also. I bought some things at the gift counter and went to the bar to get a beer. He was sitting there and I asked if he was Buddy Guy. He said sit down , the beer was on him. We talked for maybe 10 minutes , uninterrupted. And I got his autograph . Very down to earth .

[@infoscholar5221]

88, and still got it. I'm 58. keep it up.

[@lamontprospect9974]

At 88 his voice still sounds great.

[@stewartfenton7660]

Hell yes.

[@benspencer9523]

Being in Sydney Australia I only got to see him once at the State Theatre in Sydney. That was about 35 years ago, and I still count it as the best blues gig I've ever attended. Then in 1999 I was lucky enough to of met Buddy at Legends in Chicago. I was that starstruck all I could do was tell him that he had a nice club and could he please sign my t shirt 😂 And then many years later I read his excellent autobiography and he likes nothing better than speaking to fans. Aah well.

[@bossanovaboy]

I don't believe this would be his last concert, he seems well alive and kicking. Except a great bluesman Buddy is also a funny human being.😀✌

[@jimfritz2087]

We saw his band open for 10 Years After at the Kinetic Playground in late 1968 ( Chicago USA). Still an outstanding memory to this day. $ 5 .

[@bryanmannoia8410]

I've seen him a few times and he always plays a great show. a true living legend. thanks for sharing.

[@blackbeans4me95]

I was privileged to see Buddy Once in my life! Most impressive Showman !!! Blew my mind!

[@WhoU8]

Ive scene him multiple times. Well worth going if you can. Make the effort. You will be pleased with the show.

[@johndaugherty4127]

I stood in front of his Marshalls at a concert in Lou Ky. Dear Lord, it was loud! And good!

[@timesurfingalien]

This man is a national treasure and an icon

[@caramanico1]

Caught him back in the day at a little club in Northern Virginia, just outside of DC. All of the classic showmanship stuff was great - including walking down a row of tables while on top of them and turning his Strat's volume totally off so the audience had to be completely silent to hear it being played unamplified. The best part was when he went into a ripping solo and walked out of the door to play in the middle of the intersection. He came back in, walked up to the bar where I was standing, nodded to the barkeep, got a glass of ice and an open bottle of beer, filled the glass halfway with the beer, put the bottle down, drained the glass, put it down, and headed back to the stage the whole playing blizzard of noted with just the left hand. I grabbed the still half full bottle of beer and knocked it back.

[@alejandropascual7574]

A Blues legend still got it and alive!

[@curtrod]

the last of the old school bluesmen

[@LonePigsyAndCub]

Last "tour" concert - he'll still perform at his own club.

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Top billing at the blues bar in the "sky" to look forward 😊

[@AndyCooper761]

One of my most treasured possessions…..a vinyl copy of Damned Right I’ve Got The Blues, signed in my presence by Buddy himself. Tower Records in Piccadilly Circus. Long live BG.

[@Skinnyorangemusic]

I saw Buddy Guy once on the Experience Hendrix in tour in Memphis. There were many guitars on stage that night, but I can still remember his VOICE. He did a tremolo thing with it. I was 20.

[@gregmartin1757]

Buddy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time . A genuine legend. if you've never had a chance to see him live you really miss out because nobody ever did it better.

[@winksoda86]

Played in a band that opened for him on a tour-such a pleasure to be around him and his group

[@shrevesoule3567]

He's a national treasure.

[@davetrayford]

DK how, but pleased you got this recording...for posterity! Feel FORLORN for those who missed the concert...quite the loss. Was ECSTATIC to hear-see this "Damn Right FAREWELL TOUR" concert 7/12/24 on the Appalachian State University campus in Boone, NC! BUDDY and sidemen were POSITIVELY PHENOMENAL !!! Probably the only place to get a BUDDY GUY concert in the future will be @ his Chicago blues club. Thanks again for posting this part of the concert...was probably 90 straight minutes.

[@thebigleone1066]

Quality man, quality life. Buddy can hold his head high.

[@tommc49]

Always the showman. Somewhere on KZbin is vid of a young Jimi Hendrix in the audience mesmerized by Buddy. Worth looking for.

[@captainsouth4460]

Seen Buddy a few times, he is great!

[@kaylarobertson3050]

The man is one of the Greatest blues players ever.

[@TheNoncritical1]

The guy made a good living clowning around.

[@myradioon]

And playing on too many legendary Blues recordings to count, And uh,,,inventing a whole new style of guitar that influenced Jimi Hendrix.

[@stingylizard]

​@@myradioonClown and Buddy Guy...nope,those words don't mix well at all

[@davidmccall4776]

​@@stingylizardAbsolutely not!

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

LEGEND SAYS IT ALL!

[@Weshopwizard]

Got to see him at a Hendrix tribute show. He flat out leveled the place. The highlight of the whole night. LEGEND!!!!!

[@jimbrookfield9011]

Saw same tour. He stayed true to Hendrix more than the other players . But all were great

[@horizonchaser6030]

Seen Buddy Guy 5 times from 1984 to 2005. Such a great player...a few of those times He'd break into Zepppelin, Santana, Cream/Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendirx. Each Time seeing him seemed better than the Last.

[@pb12661]

saw him at a club in 1987 along with a crowd of about 50 people (before his "resurgence"). I asked him if I could have a guitar pick. He said "BB does that not me." lol I said "oh, okay...." as I turned to walk away he said "hey, take it......" and gave me the pick. lol

[@carloslaertef.dasilva30]

Esse homem fez o Circo Voador na minha cidade Rio de Janeiro, simplesmente vir abaixo. Tinha gente nas estruturas tubular do Circo Voador,no teto! Foi simplesmente demais! Longa vida para Buddy Guy e obrigado pela música que você nos ofereceu. Tesouro mundial.

[@erico2001]

Met Buddy and hung out backstage with him after a Detroit show 30 years ago. He loved his Cognac and telling stories. Was winter time he walked out the front door on to Woodward avenue and did a guitar solo it was unforgettable. A wonderful guy and genuine.

[@benallmark9671]

Thanks for sharing. Super duper cool.

[@philippecollot3420]

Keep the tempo for a long time Buddy, you are magnificent... Philippe 64 Paris

[@gregb8565]

When I lived near Chicago, I used to go to his legends club and watch as he and Albert Collins go outside and play in the snow with a long cord in those days - and jam in the street - the below zero street

[@stewartfenton7660]

I never thought about it but- going from hot to cold like that, wouldn't it put their strings out of tune?

[@davidfellows6250]

I love Buddy so much I had a dog named after him. Hes a living legon that has launch a million ships. What a beautiful man.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Wow God bless Buddy! You went out in big way

[@deltabilly1]

Wow I first saw him in 1988, when he was younger then I am now.

[@Bluzian74]

I've seen and had the privilege to shake Buddy's hands on a number of occasions, and his electrifying performances never get old. I could seriously go to a Buddy Guy concert every single night of the week, every week of the year. He is extraordinary, classy, witty, naughty and legendary! God love you Buddy! Greetings from Canada.

[@Smotske]

Legend ❤

[@guitarplayer5932]

i seen buddy with johnny lang about 10 years ago…it was amazing i seriously didnt know buddy could shred on the guitar 😮 he tore it up , fast and ferocious , fckg legend !

[@dennisdauphinais1359]

One of the best love acts ,I jhave ever seen was buddy

[@KaiRoberts-q2r]

Got chance to see as well is a legend when it comes to the blues . 😊

[@JODYCARROLL]

Last one standing. All the rest follow. Thank you Buddy!

[@JDRichard]

A big thanks for this. I saw him in Ottawa around 10 years ago and it was incredible. I followed him my whole life, and I love his style and the way he bites the strings.

[@jonno63]

Same for me too brother👍

[@GRBAquatics]

So Very Cool. Awesome. Thankyou.

[@prisonersforprofit]

damn, he sounds amazing at 88, i can say with pride i've seen muddy, bb, and buddy. buddy is a LEGEND, the most influential performer/guitarist of the 60's/70's rock generation. all that great "classic rock" you hear still being played everywhere? buddy is one of the biggest influences of that whole generation of musicians.

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

OOOO, what a lucky man he was! He got to play right through to the end! I saw him in the 60s, I was like 12 or 13. Front table at the El Mocambo. A life changing moment...

[@Sunny-yg2pq]

el mocambos a great place, probably srv's best performance

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

@@Sunny-yg2pq Hey, if it was good enough for the Stones... I played there dozens of times, both upstairs and down! :)

[@svsugvcarter]

Saw him in Saginaw two months ago. Thank you for everything, Buddy!

[@thomaskruger2820]

I love Buddys Music , fantastic

[@davidbutler8850]

Buddy Guy one of my favorite blues man that are still alive ❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@427bullis]

Everybody wants to play with him

[@ursulabornhauser1091]

Wonderful🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@FraCosta.]

A Blues Milestone!

[@dirkevans3443]

def one of the GOAT!!!!!! At 88 most people have trouble just getting up out of a chair and then there's folks like Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, George Thorogood, Billy Gibbons, EC who my Heroes who are all STILL Rocking'! May God Bless each and every one of them! Go down Swinging Gents!!

[@StevenMoney]

If I could play this is the music I’d play. Blues, got em, had em and keep em. Ain’t never been happy since my baby left me. Thought about her for thirty years. She has prospered and I have dwindled. Them kind of blues you know? Been with me every day from the time I awake to the time I fall to sleep. Then kind of blues. I got em. She ain’t never had em. She moved up and I moved, well, side to side and down and down. Them kind of blues. If you reading this you know to. You had one that got away as well. You don’t mention it but she’s/he’s there with you. Every year from time to time you wonder if you’ll ever run into her. What would you say? Better look your best cause you never know. Could be around the corner blues. Move up in your job and try to make a name so she would notice blues. Always looking to get her or someone who knows her attention so they could tell her blues. Them kind you know. Can’t ever have a real good time cause you with someone who’s just filling in blues. Where she at blues? She in love blues. She ever think about me blues. Why don’t she come running blues. Man, if only blues that haunt you daily. Coming and leaving blues. Not quite there for others blues you know? However you run into her when the time ain’t quite right cause you got on something you don’t like them you say something stupid that you can’t prevent coming out your mouth and maybe you about ten pounds to heavy blues. Go home and run it through your mind and you wince at what happened because she didn’t know you right off and she just acts cordial like you just anybody she’d meet when you want to say “you act like you don’t know me when you had my--- in your mouth” huh? What you didn’t expect blues comes over you and it resembles much like anger blues and that’s the worst. Wait for thirty years with her on your mind and it doesn’t go as well as you thought it would blues. How can she just act like I was someone she went out with when in fact she had been sitting on your face too many times to count blues! Them is the worst blues ever! You realize you were just a piece of meat blues. You are what she was blues, oh man! How could that be? Now, I’ve got life without the possibility blues. Caught me in the parking lot when I was trying to stuff her body in my trunk blues. I must say that when I didn’t get the response I deserved blues I just could not accept it and choked a b-ch! My learn to play correspondence lessons are giving me the I just can’t get it blues. The videos seem so easy but I’m missing something. However I rooted out the pining blues. She’s not on mind wondering if I was ever going to run into her now blues have been replaced. Now I pine over something else except girls. Those blues have been gone for sometime.

[@wjbecker4]

Love the man

[@JamesAllmond]

Saw him in Macon, Ga last year. He's still got it. Glad I've been able to enjoy this Guy for 50 years (was 16 first time).

[@gevowavemagnet]

I'm sure that Buddy misses all his pals. Heck, I'm not yet 67 and I'm already going through that. Play the blues, Buddy Guy!

[@stephensuddick1896]

Legend. Saw him many times. Going to pour myself a Cognac and listen to the man of many words tonight when I get home.

[@davidbutler8850]

Happy retirement you deserve it🎉🎉🎉🎉👍🥂

[@MEGAMIGA]

Buddy Guy is such the showman!

[@ROBINRHODIE-b2w]

GO BLUES MAN LIVING LEGEND BUDDY GUY GOD BLESS HAPPY retirement retirement❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@raystevens3527]

I got to see him once around 2001 I think in Gainesville Florida at a time when I had a suspended license and rode a Bicycle all over town to get to work,I made an extra trip to the opposite side of town after work,locked it up,went in alone to see a legend and one of the Best guitar players I've seen so far in life (and I've seen a lot to be able to compare him to) smiled all the way across town on my bicycle to get home afterwards. I guess Gainesville is pretty good for seeing big name shows,I've seen Johnny Winter twice there over the years as well as Tab Benoit,the Allman Brothers (Dickie Betts/Warren Haynes) Skynyrd 2000 (Rossington/Medlock/Hughie Thomasson) ZZ TOP (REVEREND BILLY GIBBONS). And my latest one was one of my favorites because I got to meet and get autograph from him if you don't know him but have a chance to see him play live I highly recommend Albert Cummings...besides the stunning musical ability he was just a truly nice friendly guy to meet

[@genoitaly04]

Last year was supposed to be his last concert, I went to it ! Is he pulling a Cher and Kiss??!!

[@JayBirdGuitars]

THERE HE IS! THE PEOPLES GUITAR PLAYER!!!!

[@BigCheeli]

Damnit i missed him. I feel like the green just for laughs guy left alone in the theater 🥲

[@day-day8488]

O’l boy Rick pretty tight on that rhythm guitar solo his self

[@mark140363]

Still a fantastic showman

[@OakHillSoulman]

Greatest blues showman/performer I’ve ever seen

[@Knards]

Truly the definition of legend

[@scottfromsouthcarolina3185]

I was lucky to see Buddy on one of the Hendrix tribute tours with Billy Cox, Dweezil Zappa, Kenny Wayne Shepard.