During an appearance on The Coda Collection, The Who singer Roger Daltrey was asked about his stance that Jimi Hendrix ripped off Pete Townshend’s stage moves.
Roger Daltrey replied:
“But if you watched Buddy Guy in the early days, you suddenly realized that when you have to really look for the inventor of all that stuff, it was probably Buddy Guy. In fact, I would give it to Buddy Guy.
“I’ve always stuck up for Pete, saying Jimi stole Pete’s stage act completely, which incidentally, I think he did.
“But there again, I’m sure Jimi had seen Buddy Guy previously, as I’m sure Pete had seen some clips of Buddy Guy and embellished it.
“So I take my hat off the Buddy Guy and he deserves the accolade, and I just love him.
“If you look back at our old resumes – because in those days there were all these fan magazines – you get to ask the question, ‘What are your favorite blues singers?’
“Female singer – it’s always Nina Simone. Male singer – it was always Buddy Guy. And I’m really pleased to say that’s still my opinion.”