Buddy Guy and Big Mama Thornton • “Ball And Chain” • 1970 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:24:48 +0000

Buddy Guy Blues Band (Buddy Guy and his brother Phil on guitars, A. C. Reed on sax, Jack Myers on bass, Fred Below on drums) back up Big Mama Thornton on her classic “Ball & Chain” in 1970.
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