Living Proof

by Buddy Guy

Overview

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. It's not a concept that's followed through completely -- it's thrown off track somewhat by duets with B.B. King and Carlos Santana, with the latter's soft groove sticking out tonally as well -- but it's enough of a narrative to give the record a definitive shape that some latter-day Guy albums are lacking. Still, the selling point of Living Proof remains Guy's guitar, an instrument that improbably gets louder, nastier, and gnarlier with each passing year. Like Skin Deep before it, Living Proof is distinguished by these bold, clenched blasts of sonic fury, but here the production has just enough grit to make the entire enterprise feel feral, and that's a greater testament to Guy's enduring vitality than any one song could ever be. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2010
Label:	Jive / Silvertone Records / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886977810725
Rank:	7365

Tracks

1. 74 Years Young
2. Thank Me Someday
3. On the Road
4. Stay Around a Little Longer
5. Key Don't Fit
6. Living Proof
7. Where the Blues Begins
8. Too Soon
9. Everybody's Got to Go
10. Let the Door Knob Hit Ya
11. Guess What
12. Skanky

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buddy Guy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marty Sammon   Piano
David Grissom   Guitar
Wendy Moten   Vocals (Background)
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Reese Wynans   Piano,Clavinet,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes
Tommy MacDonald   Bass
B.B. King   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jack Hale   Trombone
Bekka Bramlett   Vocals (Background)
Carlos Santana   Congas,Guitar,Featured Artist
The Memphis Horns   Horn
Tom Hambridge   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Tom McGinley   Sax (Tenor)
Michael Rhodes   Bass

Technical Credits

Ducky Carlisle   Mixing
Vance Powell   Engineer
Ray Kennedy   Mastering
Jim Reitzel   Engineer
Chuck Lanza   Photography
Rob Root   Engineer
Mike Rooney   Assistant Engineer
Joel Margolis   Assistant Engineer
Nick Autry   Assistant Engineer,Production Assistant
Colin Linden   Engineer
Gary Nicholson   Composer
Michael St. Leon   Engineer
Tom Hambridge   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Gilbert Garza   Guitar Technician
Buddy Guy   Composer
John Netti   Engineer
Richard Fleming   Composer
Paul Natkin   Photography
Michael Tedesco   A&R
Courtney Walter   Design,Art Direction