I saw Buddy in a small pub in the Dallas area a few years ago... that cat can play!

I saw Buddy in Detroit playing with John Mayall several years back. They were
opening for Peter Green. In any event, I lost count of how many Allman Brothers
teases that Whittington threw in. Not that that is a bad thing!

The Mayall 70th birthday DVD has some quality moments.

Clapton seems somewhat subdued on it, playing that garish Strat that doesn't seem to have a lot of bite.

Buddy Whittington is a beast. He really owns his Strat.

I bought the DVD because Mick Taylor is on it. He has some great moments and some rough ones.

Latter day (let's say 1990 and onwards) Mick Taylor is not unlike latter day Dickey Betts (let's say post-2000). Mick is not the flawless, fluid beast that he was in 1968 - 1989. Years of hard living and questionable career decisions have taken their toll, and his fingers do not effortlessly flow like they used to. He serves up a few clams, his equipment is not always up to snuff, and his physical demeanor rarely puts a positive spin on things. However, when he gets in the zone, he serves up that classic tone and vibrato, his note choice is so sweet, and the melodies he delivers knock me out even more than what the "chops guys" serve up.

Mick Taylor is similar to Dickey Betts. Let a rock and roll lifestyle diminish his playing before very old age. B B King didnt get like that until he was in his 80s.

But when Mick and Dickey were in their prime and especially when they were really in the zone, it was incredible guitar playing and tone that just flowed from within.

Clapton didn't turn up his Strat until half into his solo but I must admit, he hit some notes at low volume that moved the crowd and John too. Old slow hand can pull a crazy good note out of his bag of tricks at any moment.

Buddy has his own band now. Supposedly Gary Moore became a special member of Buddy's band not long before he died in 2011 of too much liquor in his system which caused his heart to stop in his sleep.

Yes that is correct. Gary joined Buddy's band and did several shows. One I found has Gary to the right of Buddy and different clothes but the sound is distorted. The above is not the greatest.

here is a good one with Buddy & Gary

Yeah that is The Bluesbreakers not Buddy's band. I've found 3 shows of Buddy's band with Gary but the sound quality is just okay and one distorted.

That is what I just read in this blues band magazine here. Gary met Buddy when he was with John and the Bluesbreakers and really liked each other as people and players.

All those old videos of Gary playing to huge crowds in Europe then later in Buddy's band playing clubs. No ego problems with Buddy and Gary I suppose.

I saw Gary in the 80's in New York. He was playing a red Strat and used the whammy bar a lot. I had seen Van Halen 4 times and back then what surprised me was for that hard rock, shredding and whammy bar style, Eddie Van Halen could not blow Gary Moore off the stage. Not even begin to. You don't see that side of Gary when he is playing with Buddy which is good. That hot shredding style probably would ruin a blues song.