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ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER
BUDDY GUY
TO JOIN THE LEGENDARY
JEFF BECK
FOR A RARE DOUBLE-HEADER APPEARANCE
ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH
Tickets are on sale now and nearly sold-out!
SANTA ROSA, CA (June 7, 2016) – Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (The Center) announced that iconic
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Buddy Guy will join fellow legendary guitarist Jeff Beck on Wednesday, August 17,
2016 at 8 p.m. Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy come together in Santa Rosa for a rare double-header performance for
an evening with two of the most talented and influential guitarists in the world. Tickets range in price from $79$149. Tickets for this one-night-only event are nearly sold-out with a limited number left available now online at
lutherburbankcenter.org, by calling 707-546-3600 or at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ticket office (50
Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa).
One of the most influential guitarists in music, Jeff Beck helped shape the sounds of blues rock, psychedelia, and
heavy metal, inspiring guitar players for decades with his unique style. While Beck’s groups may have been
short-lived, the impact they made and his aggressive style, encompassing screaming, bent, sustained notes,
distortion, feedback, and fast, crisply articulated passages, continues to influence and entice musicians and fans
alike. Jeff Beck is a seven time Grammy award winner and a two time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, as a Yardbird and as a solo artist. Beck was ranked fifth on the list of “100 greatest guitarists of all time”
by Rolling Stone magazine.
At age 79, Buddy Guy, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a
pioneer of Chicago’s fabled “West Side” sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues. Guy
has received 7 Grammy Awards, a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, 34 Blues Music Awards, the
Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the
Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #23 in its "100 Greatest Guitarists of All
Time."
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About Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts is home to world-class performances,
nationally recognized education programs, contemporary visual art, and many popular events. The Arts Center is
located in the heart of the Sonoma wine country and ranked among California’s top performing arts presenters.
Together with its resident companies, the Center presents more than 100 performances in music, dance,
theater, renowned speakers, and comedy; provides education programs serving 30,000 children and adults; and
hosts more than 1,000 community events a year. Owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial
Foundation, the Center relies on charitable community donations to achieve its mission – to enrich, educate,
and entertain.
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