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Classic Album Review: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells | Last Time Around: Live At Legends

The legendary blues duo make their last stand with a captivating, intimate club set.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Taped back in 1993 at Buddy Guy’s Chicago blues joint Legends, this live unplugged CD captures guitarist Guy and harmonica master Junior Wells in their final gig as a duo.

And my thanks go out to whoever had the foresight to preserve this magical finale. Armed with only six strings, a harp and their voices, Buddy and Junior turn in a captivating, intimate set, breezing their way through standards like Hoochie Coochie Man and Key To The Highway, jiving with the crowd and each other, and generally making the kind of timeless blues that you don’t hear often enough these days. And of course, they make it all look as easy as breathing.