Photo Flash: Buddy Guy Receives National GUITAR Museum's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award

The National GUITAR Museum announced that Buddy Guy, the pioneering electric blues guitarist who influenced a generation of rock guitarists, is the recipient of its "Lifetime Achievement" Award for 2014. Buddy is the fifth recipient of the award, following David "Honeyboy" Edwards in 2010, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds in 2011, B.B. King in 2012, and "James Bond" guitarist Vic Flick in 2013. Scroll down for photos!

Guy's work spans more than a half century of electric music, beginning with his arrival on the Chicago blues scene in 1957. "Buddy Guy is the most important link between blues guitar and rock and roll," says HP Newquist, the executive director of The National GUITAR Museum. "The raw and aggressive style of playing he developed onstage and in studios directly influenced Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Only a handful of guitarists in history have had that kind of effect on guitar playing. We're honored to recognize Buddy's contribution to the guitar with this award."

Guy's contribution to the guitar hasn't slowed down - even after 60 years of playing. He has won three Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, and last year released his autobiography, When I Left Home. He still tours across the United States several times a year and regularly performs at his own Chicago blues club, Legends.

About The National GUITAR Museum - The National GUITAR Museum is the first museum in the United States dedicated to the history, evolution, and cultural impact of the guitar. Its touring exhibition, "GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World" debuted in 2011 and is currently on display at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NY. The exhibit will become the basis of The National Guitar Museum and its permanent home. The Museum's Board of Advisors includes guitar greats Tony Iommi, Steve Vai, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Howe, Joe Bonamassa, and Liona Boyd. www.nationalguitarmuseum.org

Photos courtesy of The National GUITAR Museum.