Buster Benton (July 19, 1932 – January 20, 1996) was an American blues guitarist and singer who played guitar in Willie Dixon 's Blues All-Stars and is best known for his solo rendition of Dixon's song " Spider in My Stew ." He was tenacious and in the latter part of his lengthy career, despite the amputation of parts of both his legs, never stopped playing his own version of Chicago blues .