Buddy Guy and Junior Wells were renowned blues musicians—Buddy Guy a powerful guitarist who played with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and whom Eric Clapton once described as the best guitar player alive, and Junior Wells a notable Chicago blues singer and harmonica player who at 16 years old, was playing alongside Muddy Waters and other legendary jazz and blues figures. Wells and Buddy Guy teamed up in 1965, commencing a long-running touring and recording partnership that ended in the 1990s. They released a number of blues albums together.