Illinois HR 848: RECOGNIZE-FR. RICHARD CONYERS

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HR0848LRB104 21558 MST 36966 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate the legendary George 

4"Buddy" Guy on the momentous occasion of his 90th birthday on 

5July 30, 2026; and

6 WHEREAS, Buddy Guy was born in 1936 to a sharecropping 

7family on the Feduccia family's Three Rivers Landing 

8plantation in Lettsworth, Louisiana, and his journey from 

9humble beginnings to global icon embodies the American spirit; 

10at the age of seven, he fashioned his first guitar from a piece 

11of wood, his mother's hairpins, and screen door wire, a 

12testament to the ingenuity born of necessity; and

13 WHEREAS, Buddy Guy arrived in Chicago on September 25, 

141957 with only a guitar and the hope of a better life; though 

15he initially faced hunger and hardship, he was soon embraced 

16by the titans of the Windy City blues scene, including Muddy 

17Waters and Otis Rush, eventually becoming a foundational 

18session guitarist for the legendary Chess Records; and

19 WHEREAS, Buddy Guy is a pioneer of the West Side Sound, 

20characterized by high-energy electric riffs, frantic 

21showmanship, and a soul-stirring vocal wail; his innovative 

22use of distortion and feedback, accidentally discovered when a 

HR0848- 2 -LRB104 21558 MST 36966 r

1customer's dress brushed against his guitar strings, predated 

2and paved the way for the rock and roll revolution of the 

31960s; and

4 WHEREAS, Buddy Guy's influence is woven into the very 

5fabric of modern music, serving as a direct inspiration to 

6guitar titans, including Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, 

7and he was famously declared by far and without a doubt the 

8best guitar player alive; and

9 WHEREAS,