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Single Review of Buddy Guy: “How Blues Is That” (feat. Joe Walsh)

Last summer, blues legend Buddy Guy dropped a brand new album, Ain’t Done with the Blues, on his 89th birthday. Ahead of the album’s release date, it was preceded by one of its singles, “How Blues Is That.” “How Blues Is That” is an instant blues classic, at least for any one who gets to hear it. The song itself was a cowrite of songwriters Richard Fleming and Grammy-winner Tom Hambridge. On this kickass performance, Buddy Guy’s powerful, emotive blues vocal wails are interspersed with dancing keywork work and the blistering, distorted, rockin’ blues axework of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fretmaster Joe Walsh. If this song isn’t an instant all-time favorite, you don’t have a blue bone in your body. Blues fans (and music fans in general) should hear this song! And I haven’t listened to any of the rest of the album yet, but this tune is a strong initial calling card for it!