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.

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