A Man and the Blues

A Man and the Blues is the second studio album by blues guitarist Buddy Guy. It was recorded and released in 1968 on Vanguard Records. It features four Guy originals, a cover of Barrett Strong's Tamla Motown hit "Money", and a playful adaptation of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb", covered in a similar fashion by Stevie Ray Vaughan in the 1980s.

A Man and the Blues
Studio album by Buddy Guy
Released	1968
Recorded	1968
Studio	Universal Studios, Chicago
Genre	Blues
Length	37:51
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Samuel Charters
Buddy Guy chronology
Left My Blues in San Francisco (1967) A Man and the Blues (1968) Hold That Plane! (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Man and the Blues"	Buddy Guy	6:17
2.	"I Can't Quit the Blues"	Buddy Guy	3:15
3.	"Money (That's What I Want)"	Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford	2:49
4.	"One Room Country Shack"	Mercy Dee Walton	5:35
5.	"Mary Had a Little Lamb"	Traditional; lyrics and music: Buddy Guy	2:27
6.	"Just Playing My Axe"	Buddy Guy	2:50
7.	"Sweet Little Angel"	B.B. King	5:35
8.	"Worry, Worry"	Pluma Davis, Jules Taub	6:14
9.	"Jam on a Monday Morning"	Buddy Guy	2:50

Personnel

• Buddy Guy - lead guitar, lead vocals
• Otis Spann - piano
• Wayne Bennett - rhythm guitar
• Jack Myers - bass guitar
• Donald Hankins, Aaron Corthen, Bobby Fields - saxophones
• Lonny Taylor, Fred Below - drums, percussion

Technical

• Fred Holtz - cover design
• Lee Tanner - photography