Buddy Guy: The Essential Album Guide

A MAN AND THE BLUES (1968)
Key Tracks: "Just Playing My Axe," "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Quick Take: A Man and the Blues, his Vanguard Records debut and first proper album (previous titles on Chess Records had been singles compilations), is drenched in Stratocaster-ignited fire; highlights include a soulful crack at "Money (That's What I Want)," the playful "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and "Just Playing My Axe," an extension of Keith Richard's signature "Satisfaction" riff.

A Man and the Blues (Vanguard)