Jennifer Guy: Who is Buddy Guy’s wife?

Jennifer Guy was the wife of iconic singer Buddy Guy. Jennifer Guy’s husband is one of America’s most celebrated blues guitarists and singers. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., and John Mayer.

Guy collaborated musically with blues harp master Junior Wells in the 1960s while working as a session guitarist at Chess Records with Muddy Waters.

Guy has received the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, eight Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and other awards. The “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list published by Rolling Stone magazine placed Guy at number 23. In the list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” by Rolling Stone, his song “Stone Crazy” came in at number 78.

He was been referred to as “the best guitar player alive” by Clapton. In addition to his work as a musician, Guy owned two renowned blues clubs in Chicago—the Checkerboard Lounge (1972–85) and (since 1989) Buddy Guy’s Legends.

Who is Buddy Guy’s wife?

Aside from all these achievements Guy was a family man. The singer has been married twice and is the father of eight children. Guy himself was born as George Guy to his parents Sam and Isabel Guy in Lettsworth, Louisiana. He was the first of five children born to the couple. His younger brother Phil Guy was also a fellow blues musician.

Who are Buddy Guy’s children?

Buddy Guy is a father of eight children. The singer had six children from his first marriage to Joan Guy and two children from his second marriage to Jennifer Guy. Buddy Guy’s 8 children- Charlotte Guy, Carlise Guy, Colleen Guy, George Jr., Gregory Guy, Geoffrey Guy, Rashawnna Guy, and Michael Guy.

Buddy Guy’s first marriage to Joan Guy

Buddy Guy’s first marriage was to Joan Guy. The former love birds walked down the aisle in 1959 in a beautiful wedding ceremony. After their marriage, Joan Guy and her husband’s marriage was also blessed with six children together: Charlotte Guy ( born in 1961), Carlise Guy (born in 1963), Colleen Guy (born in 1965), George Jr., Gregory Guy, and Geoffrey Guy. Buddy Guy’s son Greg Guy also plays blues guitar.

Before he married his wife, Joan, Guy worked in Louisiana State University’s Facility Services Department as a housekeeper from 1955 until 1958 before migrating to Chicago, Illinois to pursue a music career. There, he was mentored by Muddy Waters.

Buddy Guy’s first marriage to Jennifer Guy

In 1972 Guy partnered with L.C. Thurman to establish The Checkboard Lounge in Chicago and three years later married a second time to Jennifer Guy. The couple meet and married after Guy’s marriage Joan came to an end. The singer has not spoken about the cause of the divorce.

Jennifer Guy and the singer’s marriage started on a good note. They had two children Rashawnna Guy and Michael Guy. Rashawnna Guy is a rapper who goes by the stage name Shawnna. Buddy Guy and Jennifer Guy’s daughter was the first female artist signed to Def Jam South through Ludacris’ Disturbing tha Peace Records. She is a former member of the female Chicago rap duo Infamous Syndicate.

Buddy Guy’s daughter Rashawnna was a featured presence on “What’s Your Fantasy,” a hit for Ludacris. She had a hit of her own called “Gettin’ Some Head,” which sampled Too Short’s “Blowjob Betty.”

“When I first started listening to it I was tapping my feet and my ex-wife said, ‘You hear what she’s saying?’ ” Guy recalled. When Guy admitted that he loved the beat but could not quite keep up with the pace of the lyrics, his ex-wife Jennifer Guy just said, “Sit down.” The Newyorker reported.

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Along the line, Guy and Jennifer’s marriage took a different turn. They ended up divorcing in 2002. According to UKEssays, the singer revealed both of his wives always complained that he was never home. “My second wife Jennifer even said “It’s me or your guitar” to me.“

Is Buddy Guy married?

As said earlier, Buddy Guy has been married twice- first to Joan Guy in 1969 and then to Jennifer Guy in 1972. Both marriages ended in a divorce, with both women asking the singer to choose between them and the guitar he told thewashingtonpost. We already know the one he chose. Currently, its nuclear if Buddy Guy is married or in any relationship. The singer has been very private about his life lately. Guy lived in Orland Park, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago as of 2014.