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studio album by Buddy Guy

The Blues Is Alive and Well is the 18th studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy.

It was released on June 15, , by RCA/Silvertone Records.^[1][2][3]

The Blues Is Alive and Well won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 61st Grammy Awards.^[4]

Keith Richards and Jeff Beck play guitar on the song "Cognac", and Mick Jagger plays harmonica on the song "You Did the Crime".^[1][2][3] The front cover photograph was taken by Chuck Lanza at State Highway 1, Lettsworth, Louisiana^[5] where Guy was born in

Critical reception

In DownBeat, Bobby Reed wrote, " Guy delivers what one would expect from an year-old elder statesman (albeit one who performs like someone half his age).

This album is filled with Guy's trademark, stinging electric guitar solos – each packing enough power to peel paint off a house. Guy's guitar