DJ Play My Blues
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. 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. Longtime drummer Ray "Killer" Allison was back again, and there were two new members in Buddy's band: guitarist Doug Williams, and bassist Mike Morrison.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, 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, including two more tracks.Critical reception
AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars and in the review by Chris Nickson, he commented: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
- Jerry Soto – engineer
- Martin Atkinson – mixing
- John Stedman – liner notes