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Blues musician Buddy Guy shares how he 'accidentally' invented a new guitar sound

Guy was one of the first guitarists to use electronic feedback and distortion. Now, at age 88, he has a cameo in Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror film Sinners. Originally broadcast in 1993.

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