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.
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."
Musicians Buddy Guy – guitars, vocals David Grissom – guitar Tommy Macdonald – bass guitar (tr. 5, 6) Michael Rhodes - bass guitar Tom Hambridge – drums, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals Marty Sammon – piano (tr. 10) Reese Wynans – clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer - Electric Piano B.B. King – guitar and vocals on "Stay Around a Little Longer" Carlos Santana – conga and guitar on "Where the Blues Begins"
The Memphis Horns – horns (tr. 3) are Wayne Jackson – trumpet Tom McGinley – tenor saxophone Jack Hale – trombone Bekka Bramlett, Wendy Moten – backing vocals
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
Charts Chart (2010)Peakposition
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