title: Born to Play Guitar
text: # Born to Play Guitar
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Metacritic | 76/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Robert Christgau | |
  | Classic Rock | |
  | Rolling Stone | |
  
  Born to Play Guitar is the 17th studio album by American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 2015. It peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart on August 22, 2015.
  
  The album won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album in 2016.
  
  ## Musicians
  
  * Buddy Guy - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  * Tom Hambridge - Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Triangle, Wind Chimes, Background Vocals
  * Doyle Bramhall II - 12 String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
  * Rob McNelley - Electric Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Slide Guitar
  * Kenny Greenberg - Electric Guitar
  * Bob Britt - Electric Guitar, Resonator Guitar
  * Billy Cox - Electric Bass
  * Glenn Worf - Electric Bass, Upright Bass
  * Michael Rhodes - Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
  * Tommy Macdonald - Electric Bass
  * Reese Wynans - Clavinet, Hammond B3, Grand Piano, Upright Piano, Wurlitzer
  * Kevin McKendree - African Piano, Hammond B3, Piano
  * Rob McKendree - Clavinet
  * The McCrary Sisters - Background Vocals
  * Chris Carmichael - strings, string arrangement
  
  ### Guest Musicians
  
  * Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals
  * Kim Wilson - harmonica
  * Joss Stone - vocals
  * Van Morrison - vocals
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Tom Hambridge - Producer, Composer, Mixing
  * Ducky Carlisle - Engineer, Mixing
  * Michael Saint-Leon - Engineer
  * Jonathan Joseph - Engineer
  * Nathan James - Engineer
  * Seth Morton - Assistant Engineer
  * Roger Seibel - Mastering
  * Erwin Gorostiza Creative Director
  * Tommy Macdonald - Production Assistant
  * Gilbert Garza - Guitar Technician
  * Josh Cheuse - Art Direction, Design, Photography
  * Bradley Cook - Cover Photo
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2015) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australian Albums (ARIA) | 47 |
  | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 84 |
  | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 37 |
  | French Albums (SNEP) | 104 |
  | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 78 |
  | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 30 |
  | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 13 |
  | UK Albums (OCC) | 100 |
  | US Billboard 200 | 60 |
  | US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
  | US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 8 |
  