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Phil Guy didn't eclipse his older brother
Buddy's status as a blues superstar, and in reality,
Phil's funky brand of blues was not captured correctly for posterity. But he remained an active attraction on the Chicago circuit, following in his sibling's footsteps and patiently waiting for his own star to rise up until his death. Like his sibling,
Phil Guy played with harpist
Raful Neal (for a decade) before leaving the Baton Rouge scene for Chicago in 1969. There he played with his brother's high-energy organization as well as behind harpist
Junior Wells (
Phil handled guitar duties with
Sammy Lawhorn on
Wells' underrated mid-'70s Delmark album
On Tap).
Phil Guy cut albums of his own for JSP; they were generally lacking in originality if not spirit.
Phil Guy lost his battle with liver and kidney cancer in August of 2008. ~ Bill Dahl