I had the pleasure of seeing Buddy Guy in concert a while back. While I regard him as one of the lesser
powers in my particular pantheon of musical gods, his status as living legend
is more than well deserved.
At 78, he’s still got his chops, and he provided an insightful and
entertaining trip down his own personal memory lane, paying tribute to many of
the greats who inspired him.
He also had with him one young Quinn Sullivan, a ridiculously talented
fifteen year-old who has just about all of Eric Clapton’s tricks nailed. I mean nailed. Not approximated the way less gifted schlepps
like me can do – I mean nailed.
Young Quinn isn’t the first prodigy to be discovered and mentored by an
old master. Many of his predecessors
faded away before their twentieth birthday.
I hope that’s not the case here.
This kid’s something special.
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