Buddy Guy 90th Birthday Concert at Radio City

Blues legend Buddy Guy will be celebrated by an all-star lineup of musicians this fall for a 90th birthday concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, titled "Buddy's Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration," is scheduled for October 1 and will feature performances by Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Jon Batiste, and many others, with Guy himself taking the stage.

The concert, a one-night-only event presented by Blackbird Presents and Live Nation, aims to honor Guy's towering influence on blues and rock music. The extensive roster of performers also includes Aloe Blacc, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Shemekia Copeland, Robert Cray, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, Billy F. Gibbons, Ivan Neville, Robert Randolph, Bobby Rush, Isaiah Sharkey, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jimmie Vaughan, Ally Venable, Willie Weeks, and Kim Wilson. Organizers say more special guests will be announced. Steve Jordan, drummer for the Rolling Stones, will serve as the evening's musical director.

In a statement, Guy expressed his enthusiasm for the celebration, framing it as a tribute to the genre's past and future. "Can't wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving,...