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DJ Play My Blues - Wikipedia

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DJ Play My Blues

The original vinyl cover

Studio album by

Buddy Guy

Released

1982

Recorded

December 1981

Studio

Soto Sound Studio, Chicago

Genre

Blues

Length

38:17 (LP) / 57:06 (CD 1994) / 63:00 (CD 2004)

Label

JSP

Producer

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy chronology

Breaking Out
(1980)

DJ Play My Blues
(1982)

Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
(1991)

DJ Play My Blues is the sixth studio album by blues musician Buddy Guy, recorded in December 1981 and released on JSP Records in 1982.^[1] It was the third in a trio of Guy albums on JSP.

Background and recordings

One year after the release of the slicker and funkier Breaking Out, Buddy Guy and his band entered Soto Sound Studio in Chicago and recorded one of the most remarkable blues albums of the 1980s. Buddy's brother, Phil Guy, was on second guitar.^[1] Longtime drummer Ray "Killer" Allison was back again, and there were two new members in Buddy's band: guitarist Doug Williams (a member of Phil Guy's band), and bassist Mike Morrison (who had played with Junior Wells and Willie Dixon).^[2]

Releases

The original release includes only seven tracks. A 10-track LP was released in 1991 by Music Box International in Greece. Two of the three new tracks were previously released on Phil Guy's solo albums in 1982 and 1983 (The Garbage Man Blues and Mellow Down), with Phil singing the lead vocals on these songs. The 10-track version was released on a remastered CD by JSP in 1994 with an alternate cover. It was re-released on CD in 2004 (with another alternate cover), including two more tracks.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[5]

AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars and in the review by Chris Nickson, he commented:^[4]

This is Buddy Guy playing and feeling the blues, pure and simple, without any sense of compromise – and it's all the better for it, putting much of the rest of his catalog into perspective. Rarely is the blues this heartfelt – and rarer still is it so well played. If this were his only recorded legacy, he'd still warrant the stature he's achieved.^[4]

Original vinyl track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker"		6:58
2.	"Good News"		4:42
3.	"Blues at My Baby's House"		7:02
4.	"She Suits Me to a T"		4:30
5.	"DJ Play My Blues"		5:22
6.	"Just Teasin'"		4:43
7.	"All Your Love"	Otis Rush	4:56

^[1]

Re-released vinyl and remastered CD track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girl You're Nice and Clean"		4:55
2.	"Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker"		6:58
3.	"Good News"		4:42
4.	"Blues at My Baby's House"		7:07
5.	"She Suits Me to a T"		4:30
6.	"DJ Play My Blues"		5:22
7.	"Just Teasin'"		4:43
8.	"All Your Love"	Otis Rush	4:56
9.	"The Garbage Man Blues"		6:59
10.	"Mellow Down"	Willie Dixon	5:55

^[1]

CD 2004 re-release track listing

All tracks are written by Buddy Guy, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girl You're Nice and Clean"		4:40
2.	"Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker"		6:56
3.	"Good News"		4:40
4.	"Blues at My Baby's House"		7:02
5.	"She Suits Me to a T"		4:29
6.	"DJ Play My Blues"		5:20
7.	"Just Teasin'"		4:41
8.	"All Your Love"	Otis Rush	5:09
9.	"The Garbage Man Blues"		7:08
10.	"Mellow Down"	Willie Dixon	5:54
11.	"Comin' On"		3:09
12.	"Girl You're Nice and Clean" (Alternative version)		4:54

Personnel

Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
Phil Guy – guitar, vocals on "Garbage Man Blues" and "Mellow Down"
Doug Williams – guitar
Mike Morrison – bass
Ray Allison – drums

Additional:

Jerry Soto – engineer
Martin Atkinson – mixing
John Stedman – liner notes^[6]

Notes

All guitar solos were played by Buddy Guy on tracks 1-8 & 12. All three guitarists (Buddy, Phil Guy & Doug Williams) played solos on tracks 9 & 10.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "DJ Play My Blues - Buddy Guy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^ Buddy Guy / DJ Play My Blues / JSPCD256
^ "Buddy Guy - D. J. Play My Blues". Discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nickson, Chris. "Buddy Guy: DJ Play My Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ "DJ Play My Blues - Buddy Guy | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Left My Blues in San Francisco (1967) A Man and the Blues (1968) Hold That Plane! (1972) The Blues Giant (1979) Breaking Out (1980) DJ Play My Blues (1982) Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991) Feels Like Rain (1993) Slippin' In (1994) Heavy Love (1998) Sweet Tea (2001) Blues Singer (2003) Bring 'Em In (2005) Skin Deep (2008) Living Proof (2010) Rhythm & Blues (2013) Born to Play Guitar (2015) The Blues Is Alive and Well (2018) The Blues Don't Lie (2022)
Collaboration albums	Hoodoo Man Blues (1965) Pleading the Blues (1979) The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy (1982) Bad Luck Boy (1983) All Star Chicago Blues Session (1994)
Live albums	Live Recording at Yuhbin-Chokin Hall (1975, with Junior Wells) The Dollar Done Fell (1980) Live: The Real Deal (1996) Live at Legends (2012)
Compilation albums	Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy (1999)
Related articles	Rashawnna Guy (daughter) Phil Guy (brother) Chicago blues Electric blues Junior Wells Buddy Guy's Legends Checkerboard Lounge

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