Editor’s Note: This article appears courtesy of BG Magazine, with their kind permission.
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed, so we want to encourage everyone: talk about prostate cancer with your doctor! If you’re not at risk, talk about it with your family. And if you need some music to listen to in the waiting room, we’ve put together a playlist of musicians affected by prostate cancer.
Some of these artists died from prostate cancer; others are from their families (talk to your family!) and some of them are helping raise funds and awareness this month at two special events sponsored by PCaBlue, the non-profit for whom Buddy Guy serves as national spokesman. Here’s the playlist – give it a listen, and read below to see how each artist is connected to the cause.
https://open.spotify.com/user/buddyguyslegends/playlist/0ExXMsR6z9aEJvBrSSgDU9
| Artist | Connection |
| Buddy Guy | His brother Phil Guy died of prostate cancer. |
| Phil Guy | Died of prostate cancer |
| Raful Neal | Had prostate cancer |
| Kenny Neal | Son of Raful Neal, who had prostate cancer |
| Barrelhouse Chuck | Died of prostate cancer |
| Koko Taylor | Husband died of prostate cancer |
| Lonnie Brooks | Father died of prostate cancer |
| Wayne Baker Brooks | Grandfather died of prostate cancer |
| Big Daddy Kinsey | Died of prostate cancer |
| David Maxwell | Died of prostate cancer |
| Casey Jones (Albert Collins) | Died of prostate cancer (was the drummer on this track) |
| Eddie Cusic | Died of prostate cancer |
| Lester Davenport | Died of prostate cancer |
| Marty Sammon | Played with Phil Guy; hosting PCaBlue’s Sept 10th awareness show |
| Carlos Johnson | Headlining performer at PCaBlue’s Sept 10th awareness show |
| Demetria Taylor | Performing at PCaBlue’s Sept 18th awareness show |
| Snooks Eaglin | Died of prostate cancer |
| Lurrie Bell | Performing at PCaBlue’s Sept 18th awareness show |
| Eddie Taylor Jr | Performing at PCaBlue’s Sept 18th awareness show |
| James Brown | Had prostate cancer |
| Anson Funderburgh | Had prostate cancer |
| Anthony Moser | Producing/performing for PCaBlue’s Sept 10th awareness show |
