Phil Guy

Phil Guy (April 28, 1940 – August 20, 2008) was an American blues guitarist. He was the younger brother of blues guitarist Buddy Guy. Phil and Buddy Guy were frequent collaborators and contribute both guitar and vocal performances on many of each other's albums.

Biography Guy was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana. He then relocated to Chicago in 1969, where he joined his brother's band, at the time when his brother was becoming known as an innovator in blues guitar.

Guy died of prostate cancer on August 20, 2008, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, just a few months after diagnosis of the disease.

Discography The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy (JSP Records, 1982) Bad Luck Boy (JSP Records, 1983) It's a Real Mutha Fucka (JSP, 1985) Tina Nu (JSP, 1967) Tough Guy (Red Lightnin', 1989) Born to Get Down (Splash (h), 1989) All Star Chicago Blues Session (JSP, 1994) Breaking Out on Top (JSP, 1995) Another Guy (Blues Special Records, 1997) Chicago's Hottest Guitars, with Lurrie Bell (Wolf Records, 1998) Say What You Mean (JSP, 2000) He's My Blues Brother, with Buddy Guy (Black-Eyed Records, 2006)