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Guitar Shorty

As an artist who has been performing since the age of 17, Guitar Shorty still carries the passion and the licks to hook his audiences. Born in 1939 in CA but raised in the south, this bluesman belts out tough soulful lyrics with guitar riffs to match. Influences include B.B King, Earl Hooker and T-bone Walker, and he counted Jimmy Hendrix as a contemporary and friend. His crazy, on stage antics include somersaults and back flips, but all the while he holds onto his ax. With his new, top-selling album out, We The People (Alligator Records), Guitar Shorty is continuing to impress audiences across the country, causing new dates to be added to his tour—lucky for Buffalo blues fans. See him Wednesday (Sept. 20) at the Lafayette Tap Room, 9pm.