All Things Considered Live
October 27, 2025
07:00 PM
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October 27, 2025, 08:05 PM
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All Things Considered Live: Buddy Guy - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival (1994)
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DJ Don Edwards
DJ Don Edwards
Buddy Guy’s full concert at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 14, 1994, is a well-documented and celebrated performance by the blues legend. The concert showcased Guy’s fiery guitar work and soulful vocals during a period when his career was enjoying a major resurgence.
Performance highlights
- Energetic medleys: The set is known for its extended, high-energy medleys.
- One medley included the songs “All Your Love (I Miss Loving),” “Five Long Years,” and “Someone Else Is Steppin’ In (Slippin’ Out, Slippin’ In)”.
- Another medley featured the songs “Mustang Sally,” “Sweet Little Angel,” and “Feels Like Rain”.
- Signature tracks: Guy also performed some of his most famous songs.
- The concert featured his signature track, “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues”.
- He also performed “Hoochie Coochie Man,” a song famously associated with Muddy Waters.
- Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan: The performance included an instrumental cover of “Cold Shot,” a tribute to his friend and fellow blues artist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Historical context
The 1994 concert took place at a significant time in Guy’s career.
- Resurgent popularity: Following the success of his Grammy-winning album Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues in 1991, Guy was experiencing renewed popularity and gaining recognition as a master of the blues.
- Festival setting: The Newport Jazz Festival provided a prominent platform for Guy to demonstrate his unique fusion of blues, rock, and jazz to a large, appreciative audience.
Accessibility of the recording
High-quality audio and video recordings of this full concert are available for fans to experience.
- Wolfgang’s: The concert was recorded by Wolfgang’s and both video and audio are available on their website.
- YouTube: Several clips and the full audio of the performance can also be found on YouTube.
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