CONGRATS-GEORGE "BUDDY" GUY

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HR0848
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to congratulate the legendary George
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"Buddy" Guy on the momentous occasion of his 90th birthday on
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July 30, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy was born in 1936 to a sharecropping
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family on the Feduccia family's Three Rivers Landing
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plantation in Lettsworth, Louisiana, and his journey from
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humble beginnings to global icon embodies the American spirit;
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at the age of seven, he fashioned his first guitar from a piece
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of wood, his mother's hairpins, and screen door wire, a
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testament to the ingenuity born of necessity; and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy arrived in Chicago on September 25,
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1957 with only a guitar and the hope of a better life; though
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he initially faced hunger and hardship, he was soon embraced
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by the titans of the Windy City blues scene, including Muddy
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Waters and Otis Rush, eventually becoming a foundational
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session guitarist for the legendary Chess Records; and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy is a pioneer of the West Side Sound,
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characterized by high-energy electric riffs, frantic
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showmanship, and a soul-stirring vocal wail; his innovative
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use of distortion and feedback, accidentally discovered when a

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customer's dress brushed against his guitar strings, predated
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and paved the way for the rock and roll revolution of the
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1960s; and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy's influence is woven into the very
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fabric of modern music, serving as a direct inspiration to
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guitar titans, including Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan,
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and he was famously declared by far and without a doubt the
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best guitar player alive; and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy, beyond his musical virtuosity, has
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been a stalwart guardian of the blues heritage; he enriched
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the cultural landscape of Chicago by launching the
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Checkerboard Lounge in 1972 and opening Buddy Guy's Legends in
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1989, providing a stage for generations of musicians and
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ensuring that Chicago remains the blues capital of the world;
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and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy has received every conceivable honor in
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his field, including 8 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement
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Grammy, 37 Blues Music Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, the
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Presidential National Medal of Arts, and induction into both
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the Rock and Roll and Blues Halls of Fame; and

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WHEREAS, Buddy Guy, in fulfilling a final promise to his
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mentors Muddy Waters and B.B. King to "keep the damn blues

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alive", has become a living link to an era of American music
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birthed by Black Americans, a genre that reflects the nation's
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deepest contradictions, its hard-won progress, and its
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enduring prosperity; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we congratulate Buddy Guy on his 90th birthday, and we commend
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his unparalleled contributions to the arts, his activism for
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the preservation of blues history, and his status as a genuine
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Chicago and American treasure; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Buddy Guy as a symbol of our profound respect and
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esteem.

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