Muddy the Waters: Buddy Guy 1970

Friday, January 7, 2011

Buddy Guy 1970

The Ann Arbor Blues Festival of 1970
Buddy Guy was cooking and showing his stuff as THE Chicago blues guitarist of the day.
Shots by other photographers of this performance say it was 1969
but I didn't take pictures that year so it had to the second festival in 1970.
The schedule has Guy doing an afternoon performance.
But who am I to question Jim Marshall, etc., if they thought it was 69?
Photo copyright: Terence Echterling

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