The majority of the southern-style, Rhythm & Blues album Play The Blues by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells was recorded in the Miami Criteria Studios in the second half of 1970. Nevertheless, Guy was not able to leave Chicago out of this album with tracks such as "Bad Bad Whiskey" and "My Baby She Left Me". Guest musicians include Eric Clapton, A.C. Reed, Dr. John and The J. Geils Band.

These are probably the best recordings Guy & Wells ever made, sounding clean and smooth. An excellent blues album from two masters in blues!

Musicians:

- Junior Wells, vocals, harmonica

- Buddy Guy, vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar

- Eric Clapton, rhythm guitar, bottleneck guitar

- A.C. Reed, tenor sax

- Mike Utley, piano, organ

- Leroy Stewart, bass

- Roosevelt Shaw, drums

- Dr. John, piano ("A Man Of Many Words", "T-Bone Shuffle" & "Messin' With The Kid")

- Carl Radle, bass ("A Man Of Many Words")

- Jim Gordon, drums ("A Man Of Many Words")

- J. Geils, rhythm guitar ("This Old Fool" & "Honeydripper")

- Magic Dick, harmonica ("This Old Fool" & "Honeydripper")

- Seth Justman, piano ("This Old Fool" & "Honeydripper")

- Danny Klein, bass ("This Old Fool" & "Honeydripper")

- Stephen Bladd, drums ("This Old Fool" & "Honeydripper")

- Juke Joint Jimmy, foot tapping ("This Old Fool" & "Honeydripper")

Tracks

Side 1

1. A Man Of Many Words
2. My Baby Left Me (She Left Me A Mule To Ride)
3. Come On In This House / Have Mercy Baby
4. T - Bone Shuffle
5. A Poor Man's Plea
 

Side 2

1. Messin' With The Kid
2. This Old Fool
3. I Don't Know
4. Bad Bad Whiskey
5. Honeydripper