Composed yet
effervescent blues player, Buddy Guy with polka dot guitar accoutrement
is set to play Melbourne this April. I'm not entirely sure whether I'll
still be on upside down soil, but if I am, might be a good time to catch
the 75 year old from Louisiana ripping it up. I first caught sight of
him on a 30 ft x 70 ft cinema screen as we sat on bad seats with a sneaky bottle of wine in hand, he was destroying (in a positive way) the
Rolling Stones track, Champagne & Reefer. Martin Scorsese's
documentary Shine a Light was playing, it charted the Rolling Stones "A
Bigger Bang" Tour featuring the 1972 album Exile on Main Street. As
we left the darkness, bottle empty, spirits high, with buzz akin to
having just exited a concert, something felt different, a memory pin had
been dropped on my life map. There were other great performances Jack
White was soft and endearing, the sheer energy of Mick and character of
Keith & Co was admirable, yet Buddy was something new and old rolled
into one, his was a stand out performance . The Stones celebrate their
50th anniversary next year, lets hope the draw Buddy back into the fold,
if not I pray I'm here in the Palais Theatre on the 3rd April when the
lights go up.
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